Elmo, Wisconsin
Elmo, Wisconsin | |
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Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 90°26′09″W / 42.64278°N 90.43583°WCoordinates: 42°38′34″N 90°26′09″W / 42.64278°N 90.43583°W | |
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County | Grant |
Town | Smelser |
Elevation | 309 m (1,014 ft) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 608 |
GNIS feature ID | 1577587[1] |
Elmo is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]
History[]
A post office called Elmo was established in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924.[2] The community was named after the 1866 novel St. Elmo[3] by Augusta Jane Evans.
Notes[]
- ^ a b "Elmo, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ^ "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 68.
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Grant County, Wisconsin
- Unincorporated communities in Wisconsin
- South Central Wisconsin geography stubs