Welcome to Elmo ...

The town of Elmo is located in Emery County<1>.

The location of Elmo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Elmo was established in 1908.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elmo has a population of 409 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Elmo is 5,680 feet [1,731 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Elmo is about 1 mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

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

Elmo is within the boundaries of the (435) area code.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elmo had an population of 409 people. This is a decrease of 2.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.14% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elmo had a population of 418 people. This makes Elmo the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Elmo represents 0.02% of the total population of Utah (which has 2,763,885 people), making it the state's 191st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 418 people, the population of Elmo increased 13.59% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 368 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elmo.

Communities Also Named Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Elmo - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elmo ...

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

• Price
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price
  • Price is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Price <5>
• Huntington
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntington
  • Huntington is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,959 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntington <5>
• Wellington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <5>
• Castle Dale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Dale
  • Castle Dale is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Castle Dale <5>
• Orangeville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeville
  • Orangeville is located in Emery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,338 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeville <5>
• Hiawatha
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiawatha
  • Hiawatha is located in Carbon County
• Victor ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victor
  • Victor is located in Emery County
• Lawrence ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Lawrence is located in Emery County
• Mohrland ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohrland
  • Mohrland is located in Emery County
• Wattis ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattis
  • Wattis is located in Carbon County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmo ...

Looking for more information about 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.

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

Adding Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of 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 for Elmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elmo post office opened in 1911.

We also found Elmo on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Emery County: www.co.emery.ut.us/

The official website for State of Utah: https://www.utah.gov/