Welcome to Elm ...

Elm is located in Camden County<1>.

The location of Elm has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

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.<3>.

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

Elm is located in the (609) area code.

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vineland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland
  • Vineland is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,615 people
• Hammonton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammonton
  • Hammonton is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,902 people
• Washington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
  • Washington is located in Burlington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
• Egg Harbor City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
  • Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
• Atco
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atco
  • Atco is located in Camden County
• Atsion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atsion
  • Atsion is located in Burlington County
• Collings Lakes
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collings Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collings Lakes
  • Collings Lakes is located in Atlantic County
• Sicklerville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sicklerville
  • Sicklerville is located in Camden County
• Tansboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tansboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tansboro
  • Tansboro is located in Camden County
• Victory Lakes
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Lakes
  • Victory Lakes is located in Gloucester County

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 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.

We also found Elm in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Camden County: www.camdencounty.com/

The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.nj.gov/