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Elmo is an unincorporated community located in the town of Smelser, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States.[1]

Elmo, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Elmo
Elmo
Coordinates: 42°38′34″N 90°26′09″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyGrant
TownSmelser
Elevation
309 m (1,014 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)608
GNIS feature ID1577587[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


  1. "Elmo, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Grant County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 8 October 2014. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  3. 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.





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