Welcome to Elmtown ...

Elmtown is located in the Piney Woods (East Texas).

Elmtown is located in Anderson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Elmtown is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elmtown lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Elmtown: 903 & 430<3>

Communities near Elmtown ...

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

Palestine
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Palestine is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Palestine
- From Elmtown to Palestine
Elkhart
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Elkhart is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhart
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhart <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Elkhart
- From Elmtown to Elkhart
Frankston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Frankston is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankston <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Frankston
- From Elmtown to Frankston
Berryville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Berryville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,066 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Berryville
- From Elmtown to Berryville
Poynor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Poynor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poynor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poynor <4>
Coffee City
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Coffee City is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 299 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coffee City
- From Elmtown to Coffee City
Cuney
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cuney is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuney
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cuney <4>
Brushy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Brushy Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy Creek
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Brushy Creek
- From Elmtown to Brushy Creek
Pert
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pert is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pert
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pert
- From Elmtown to Pert
Montalba
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Montalba is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montalba
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montalba <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 Elmtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmtown ...

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

Adding Elmtown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmtown in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Elmtown was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmtown.

Footnotes ...

<1>	If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Anderson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmtown - 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 903 code has been Overlayed with the 430 area code. New phone numbers in the Elmtown area will be assigned with one of these codes: 903 or 430. As a result, placing a call in the Elmtown 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.