TownTapestry
Sign inJoin
ElmerGood evening
History · Elmer

Elmer’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold no old photos of Elmer. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

0old images & papers
0recent photos

The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Elmer is a town in Jackson County, Oklahoma, United States. As of the 2020 census, Elmer had a population of 65.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 96 to 65 (-32%). Half of its homes were built before 1978.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Elmer yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

Be one of the first

Start Elmer’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elmer’s history is told.

0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10

Famous people close to Elmer

See all 24 →
Roy OrbisonRoy OrbisonVernon · 23 miMargaret AveryMargaret AveryMangum · 29 miKen StarrKen StarrVernon · 23 miRobert Neelly BellahRobert Neelly BellahAltus · 12 miJack TeagardenJack TeagardenVernon · 23 miEdward GivensEdward GivensQuanah · 26 mi
By decade

Elmer, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your album
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Elmer is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elmer has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Cross S Ranch Headquarters in Olustee, 4.8 miles away.

Elmer and the nearest listed places

Dashed line = Elmer. Tap a dot.
Cross S Ranch HeadquartersOlustee Public Library and ParkFrazer CemeteryWichita Falls & Northwestern Railroad Passenger DepotDoan's Adobe HouseDowntown Altus Historic District

Closest to Elmer

Cross S Ranch HeadquartersOlustee · Building4.8miOlustee Public Library and ParkOlustee · Building6.2miFrazer CemeteryAltus · Site10.5miWichita Falls & Northwestern Railroad Passenger DepotAltus · Building10.5miDoan's Adobe HouseVernon · Building10.9mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Cross S Ranch Headquarters’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Elmer?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Elmer’s story, or a memory of it.
📷 Add a photo of an old place
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 Olustee📜 Tipton📜 Altus📜 Headrick
The porch light’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Elmer, OKView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map

Local begins with a boundary.

See what belongs to your selected town.

Loading boundary…

Elmer is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01
Open detailed map