Welcome to Elm ...

Elm is located in Camden County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Elm is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elm lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Elm: 609 & 640<3>

Communities Also Named Elm ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Elm - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).

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

Communities near Elm ...

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

• Vineland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Hammonton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Da Costa
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Da Costa is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Da Costa
• Atco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Atco is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
• Atsion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Atsion is located in Burlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
• Collings Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
• Florence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Jackson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jackson is located in Camden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson

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 Elm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Elm.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm ...

Looking for more information about 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 Elm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elm.

Adding Elm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 (so far) for Elm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elm post office opened in 1882. The Elm post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm.