Official Name: | Elmo, Wisconsin |
Pushpin Map: | Wisconsin#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Elmo |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Grant |
Subdivision Type3: | Town |
Subdivision Name3: | Smelser |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1014 |
Coordinates: | 42.6428°N -90.4358°W |
Area Code: | 608 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1577587 |
Elmo is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.
A post office called Elmo was established in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924.[1] The community was named after the 1866 novel St. Elmo[2] by Augusta Jane Evans.