Welcome to Elmora ...

Elmora is located in Union County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmora, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Elmora is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Elmora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elmora - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elmora ...

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

• New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County (NY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New York
  • From Elmora to New York
• Newark
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Newark
  • From Elmora to Newark
• Jersey City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jersey City
  • From Elmora to Jersey City
• Paterson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
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  • Paterson is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Paterson
  • From Elmora to Paterson
• Clifton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clifton
  • From Elmora to Clifton
• Passaic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Passaic
  • From Elmora to Passaic
• Union City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union City
  • From Elmora to Union City
• Bayonne
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayonne
  • From Elmora to Bayonne
• East Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
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  • East Orange is located in Essex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to East Orange
  • From Elmora to East Orange
• New Brunswick
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Brunswick
  • From Elmora to New Brunswick

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmora ...

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

Adding Elmora to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmora 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 Elmora was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Elmora in the book titled North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Union County: www.unioncountynj.org/

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