Welcome to Elma Center ...

Elma Center is located in Erie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elma Center, 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.

A typical abbreviation for Elma Center: Elma Ctr. (or less commonly used: Elma Cen., Elma Cent. or Elma Cntr.)

Elma Center is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elma Center: 716 & 624<3>

Communities near Elma Center ...

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

Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
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- Buffalo is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254,479 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
North Tonawanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Tonawanda
- North Tonawanda is located in Niagara County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,050 people
Fort Erie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Erie <4>
Lackawanna
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lackawanna
- Lackawanna is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lackawanna <4>
Kenmore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
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- Kenmore is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,947 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenmore <4>
Depew
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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- Depew is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,940 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depew <4>
Tonawanda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
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- Tonawanda is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tonawanda <4>
Lancaster
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
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- Lancaster is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,064 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
Hamburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
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- Hamburg is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,725 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <4>
East Aurora
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- East Aurora is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,165 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Aurora <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elma Center ...

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

Adding Elma Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Elma Center on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elma Center.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Erie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elma Center - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Elma Center area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Elma Center area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.