Welcome to Elmwood ...

The village of Elmwood is located in Cass County<1>.

The location of Elmwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elmwood has a population of 660 people<3> (see below for details).

Elmwood is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Elmwood lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Elmwood: (402) and (531)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elmwood had an population of 660 people. This is an increase of 4.1% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elmwood had a population of 634 people. This makes Elmwood the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Elmwood represents 0.03% of the total population of Nebraska (which has 1,826,341 people), making it the state's 167th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 634 people, the population of Elmwood decreased 5.09% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 668 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elmwood.

Communities Also Named Elmwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 64 communities that are also named Elmwood - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (3), New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmwood.

Communities near Elmwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elmwood.

• Waverly
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
  • Waverly is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <6>
• Ashland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ashland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Saunders County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Syracuse
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,949 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <6>
• Springfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <6>
• Louisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <6>
• Eagle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
  • Eagle is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle <6>
• Weeping Water
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weeping Water have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weeping Water
  • Weeping Water is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,094 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weeping Water <6>
• Bennet
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennet
  • Bennet is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bennet <6>
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Cass County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 595 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwood <6>
• Palmyra
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Otoe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elmwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elmwood. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elmwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elmwood. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elmwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmwood ...

Looking for more information about Elmwood? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elmwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elmwood.

Adding Elmwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmwood in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elmwood was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Elmwood post office opened in 1868.

We also found Elmwood in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elmwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cass County: www.cassne.org/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/