Welcome to Elm Park ...

Elm Park is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm Park, 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.

Elm Park is near sea level<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Elm Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elm Park - they are located in Arkansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Missouri and Quebec.

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

Communities near Elm Park ...

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

• New York
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Paterson
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paterson
  • Paterson is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144,801 people
• Elizabeth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Clifton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clifton
  • Clifton is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,025 people
• Passaic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passaic
  • Passaic is located in Passaic County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,340 people
• Union City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Park ...

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

Adding Elm Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/