Elmo Township, organized March 16, 1880, has a name that is borne also by villages in Wisconsin, Missouri, and other states, and a lake near Stillwater in this state, with the railway village of Lake Elmo beside it.
Source: The Book “Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance” Volume 17 – 1920 By Warren Upham”
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