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Welcome to Elmbois ...

Elmbois is located in Steuben County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmbois, you might consider that their post office opened in 1898.

Elmbois is 1,320 feet [402 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elmbois: 607

Communities near Elmbois ...

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

  • Bath
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bath is located in Steuben County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
  • Penn Yan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Watkins Glen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Watkins Glen is located in Schuyler County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watkins Glen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,851 people
    • Former names for Watkins Glen:
    • Jefferson
    • Salubria
    • Watkins
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Watkins Glen <3>
  • Wayland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Dundee
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Naples
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Avoca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cohocton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Savona
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Rushville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmbois ...

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

Adding Elmbois to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmbois 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 Elmbois was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elmbois post office opened in 1898. The Elmbois post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmbois.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Steuben, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmbois - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/