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''[[United States Genealogy|United States]]''> ''[[Utah Genealogy|Utah]]''> ''[[Emery County, Utah Genealogy|Emery County]]''> ''Elmo'' | |||
{{Wikipedia|Elmo, Utah}} | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
Elmo, Utah is a "small, dispersed agricultural community east of U-10 and eight miles north of Huntington. Elmo was settled in 1908 by people from Cleveland, although it was filed upon as early as 1904. The origin of the name is uncertain, but folklore suggests a reference to a popular novel of the day, St. Elmo." <ref>John W. Van Cott, ''Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names'' (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 127.</ref> | |||
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo,_Utah "Elmo, Utah."] | |||
Another version of the origin of the name of Elmo is that it was derived from the first letter of the last name of the four families that settled there. (Erickson, Larson, Mortensen, and Oviatt) | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
==== Cemeteries ==== | |||
'''Elmo Cemetery <br>'''200 South 500 East <br>Elmo, Utah 84521 <br> | |||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
'''Elmo Branch Library <br>'''15 South 100 East <br>Elmo, Utah 84521 <br>Phone: 435-653-2558 <br>Fax: 435-653-2553 <br>Hours: M-F 9:30am-5:30pm | |||
== Websites == | |||
= | *[http://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/Emery/ The Emery County UT GenWeb Project], a member of [hhttp://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/ The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] | ||
*[http://www.emerycounty.com/elmo/elmo.htm Elmo Town] | |||
*{{FSC|Utah%2C+Emery|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}} | |||
== References == | |||
<references /> | |||
[[Category:Emery_County, Utah]] | |||
[[Category:Emery_County]] | |||
Latest revision as of 21:44, 5 December 2022
United States> Utah> Emery County> Elmo
History[edit | edit source]
Elmo, Utah is a "small, dispersed agricultural community east of U-10 and eight miles north of Huntington. Elmo was settled in 1908 by people from Cleveland, although it was filed upon as early as 1904. The origin of the name is uncertain, but folklore suggests a reference to a popular novel of the day, St. Elmo." [1]
Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.com: accessed 3 March 2010), "Elmo, Utah."
Another version of the origin of the name of Elmo is that it was derived from the first letter of the last name of the four families that settled there. (Erickson, Larson, Mortensen, and Oviatt)
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Elmo Cemetery
200 South 500 East
Elmo, Utah 84521
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Elmo Branch Library
15 South 100 East
Elmo, Utah 84521
Phone: 435-653-2558
Fax: 435-653-2553
Hours: M-F 9:30am-5:30pm
Websites[edit | edit source]
- The Emery County UT GenWeb Project, a member of [hhttp://usgenwebsites.org/UTGenWeb/ The UTGenWeb Project], an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project
- Elmo Town
- FamilySearch Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ John W. Van Cott, Utah Place Names: A Comprehensive Guide To the Origins of Geographic Names (Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1990), 127.