Welcome to Lone Elm ...

Lone Elm is located in Cooper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Lone Elm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Lone Elm is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Lone Elm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Lone Elm: 660

Communities Also Named Lone Elm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Lone Elm: This one is located in Cooper County and the other is located in Jasper County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 10 communities that are also named Lone Elm - they are located in Arkansas (3), Kansas (4) and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lone Elm.

Communities near Lone Elm ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lone Elm.

• Boonville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonville
  • Boonville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,878 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boonville
  • From Lone Elm to Boonville
• California
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for California have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for California
  • California is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,403 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for California <3>
• Tipton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tipton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Tipton is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• New Franklin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Franklin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Franklin
  • New Franklin is located in Howard County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,057 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Franklin <3>
• Pilot Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pilot Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Grove
  • Pilot Grove is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Grove <3>
• Otterville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Otterville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otterville
  • Otterville is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otterville <3>
• Jamestown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 397 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <3>
• Bunceton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bunceton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunceton
  • Bunceton is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 358 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bunceton <3>
• Clarksburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Moniteau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 346 people
• Windsor Place village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windsor Place village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor Place village
  • Windsor Place village is located in Cooper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
  • Windsor Place village has also been known as:
  • Windsor Place village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Lone Elm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lone Elm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lone Elm. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lone Elm.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lone Elm. See our Newspapers Page for Lone Elm.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lone Elm ...

Looking for more information about Lone Elm? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Lone Elm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lone Elm.

Adding Lone Elm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Lone Elm in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Lone Elm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

X2X - From that list, the Lone Elm post office opened in 1868.

We also found Lone Elm in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Lone Elm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lone Elm. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/