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Welcome to Elm Springs ...

Elm Springs is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Elm Springs: Elm Spgs. (or less commonly used: Elm Spngs. or Elm Sprngs.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elm Springs has a population of 28 people<2> (see below for details).

Elm Springs is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elm Springs is ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Elm Springs lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elm Springs: 605

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elm Springs had an population of 28 people. This is an increase of 3.7% since the 2010 Census.

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elm Springs had a population of 27 people. This makes Elm Springs the county's 8th most populous community.

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elm Springs.

Communities Also Named Elm Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elm Springs - they are located in Arkansas and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Elm Springs ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Springs ...

Looking for more information about Elm Springs? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elm Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elm Springs.

Adding Elm Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elm Springs 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 Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Elm Springs post office opened in 1893.

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

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

The official website for Meade County: www.meadecounty.org/

The official website for State of South Dakota: https://www.sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of South Dakota's counties, including Meade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elm Springs.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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