Welcome to Saint Elmo ...

Saint Elmo is located in Ulster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Elmo, 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 Saint Elmo: St. Elmo

Saint Elmo is 430 feet [131 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Saint Elmo: 845 & 329<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Saint Elmo - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, Ontario (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Websites for Saint Elmo ...

Chamber of Commerce: www.ulsterchamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Saint Elmo, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Saint Elmo ...

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

Poughkeepsie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Poughkeepsie is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poughkeepsie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,447 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poughkeepsie <4>
Palm Tree
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Palm Tree is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Tree
Kiryas Joel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Kiryas Joel is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiryas Joel
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,953 people
Middletown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Middletown is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,023 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
Newburgh
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Newburgh is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newburgh
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,902 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newburgh <4>
Beacon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Beacon is located in Dutchess County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beacon
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,930 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beacon <4>
Woodbury
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Woodbury is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,058 people
Monroe
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Monroe is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,558 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroe <4>
New Paltz
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- New Paltz is located in Ulster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Paltz
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,198 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Paltz <4>
Walden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Walden is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walden
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walden <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 Saint Elmo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Saint Elmo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Elmo ...

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

Adding Saint Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Elmo.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Ulster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Elmo - 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 845 code has been Overlayed with the 329 area code. New phone numbers in the Saint Elmo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 845 or 329. As a result, placing a call in the Saint Elmo 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.