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# Elmo
- URL: https://www.tx.co/areas/elmo/
- Published: 2026-10-11T10:39:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-11T22:54:46.000Z
- Description: Elmo is an unincorporated community on US 80 east of Terrell in Kaufman County.
- Author: LC
- Tags: #area, Kaufman County

Elmo is an unincorporated community on US 80 east of Terrell in Kaufman County. It developed beside the Texas and Pacific Railway in the 1870s and served as a shipping point for farm products. Its highway location is a clearer geographic reference than assuming that every Elmo mailing address has identical county services.

### Check at the address, not the town name

- Confirm the parcel’s county jurisdiction and water-service provider.
- For land near US 80, verify recorded access and easements rather than assuming road frontage guarantees a usable driveway.
- School attendance zones, flood risk, HOA obligations, utilities and property taxes follow the exact address. Use current records: [TEA school district locator](https://tea.texas.gov/families-and-students/school-district-locator/school-district-locator?ref=tx.co), [FEMA flood maps](https://msc.fema.gov/portal/home?ref=tx.co), [county appraisal districts](https://comptroller.texas.gov/taxes/property-tax/county-directory/?ref=tx.co).

### Sources

- Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Aug 2026; Kaufman County typical value (no place-level index is published for Elmo).
- Mortgage rate: Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, 10-08-2026.
- [Handbook of Texas: local history](https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/elmo-tx?ref=tx.co)
- [Elmo geography and history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elmo,%5FTexas?ref=tx.co)
- [NCTCOG regional city and community reference](https://geospatial.nctcog.org/map/rest/services/Boundaries/Boundaries/MapServer/6?ref=tx.co)