Elmtown, Texas Explained

Official Name:Elmtown, Texas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Texas#USA
Pushpin Label:Elmtown
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Texas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Anderson
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:489
Coordinates:31.8961°N -95.6286°W
Area Code:430 & 903
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1379719

Elmtown is an unincorporated community in Anderson County, located in the U.S. state of Texas. It is located within the Palestine, Texas micropolitan area.

History

This community was named for the elm trees that lined the nearby Mound Prairie creek. A post office was established at Elmtown in 1901 and remained in operation until 1906. It had only two businesses and ten settlers in 1933 and not long after, its population was estimated as 50 in the late 1930s. A factory was in operation in the 1940s and all that remained in the 1980s was a cemetery located at the crossroads. It was still listed on county highway maps to refer to the community's extension at that same time.

Geography

Elmtown stands at the junction of an unnamed county road and Farm to Market Road 315, 9miles north of Palestine in northern Anderson County.

Education

Today Elmtown is served by the Palestine Independent School District.