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Elmo, Wisconsin

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

History

A post office called Elmo was established in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1924. The community was named after the 1866 novel St. Elmo by Augusta Jane Evans.

Notes

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