Welcome to Elma ...

Elma is located in Nelson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elma, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Elma is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elma is within the boundaries of the (434) area code.

Communities Also Named Elma ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Elma - they are located in Iowa, Kansas, Manitoba, Mississippi, New York, Ontario, Quebec and Washington.

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

Communities near Elma ...

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

• Amherst
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <4>
• Scottsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
  • Scottsville is located in Albemarle County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsville <4>
• Old Myndus
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
  • Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
• Faber
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faber
  • Faber is located in Nelson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Faber <4>
• Adial
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
  • Adial is located in Nelson County
• Warminster
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warminster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
  • Warminster is located in Nelson County
• Colleen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colleen
  • Colleen is located in Nelson County
• Manteo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manteo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
  • Manteo is located in Buckingham County
• Buffalo Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Nelson County
• Covesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covesville
  • Covesville is located in Albemarle 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 Elma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elma ...

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

Adding Elma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elma 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 Elma was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Nelson County: www.nelsoncounty.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/