Mailing ZIP code: 69135
Unincorporated community · Cherry County · Founded 1899
About Elsmere
Elsmere is an unincorporated community in the Sandhills of southeastern Cherry County, at about 2,687 feet, about 8 miles north-northeast of Purdum in Blaine County and 24 miles east-northeast of Thedford, on local roads. A church is listed here. The Hartgrave Cemetery, with burials from 1889 to 1922, is about 6 miles northwest. Elsmere is on Central Time.
History
The Elsmere post office opened in 1899 and closed in 1992. The name probably came from Mrs. Humphry Ward's popular 1888 novel Robert Elsmere, and the precinct carries it too. Elsmere Public School was one of 17 rural districts merged into Valentine Community Schools in 2006.
Nearby towns
| Purdum | about 8 mi south-southwest | County roads |
| Cascade | about 10 mi west | County roads |
| Thedford | about 24 mi west-southwest | County roads and NE 2 |
| Brownlee | about 24 mi west-northwest | County roads |
| Wood Lake | about 33 mi north | County roads and US 20 |
Things to see
the Hartgrave Cemetery, about 6 miles northwest
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Elsmere Businesses & Places
2 listings in Elsmere.
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Community & Faith (2)
- Giles Cemetery — Cemeteries
- Hartgrave Cemetery — Cemeteries