Editing Elma, New York (section)

==History==
The area was settled ''circa'' 1827. The early residents included members of the [[Inspirationalists|Ebenezer Society]].

Elma was the last town formed in the county. When the time came to put up a post office for the local lumber mill, a resident suggested it be named after a famous large [[American elm]], then growing at the corner of the modern Clinton and Bowen Road.<ref>{{cite book |url= https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ |title= The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States |publisher= Govt. Print. Off. |author= Gannett, Henry |year=1905 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n117 118]}}</ref> The name was accepted, and after all procedures were carried out, the new Elma Post Office was established in 1852 and began receiving mail three times a week. The town was officially created in 1857 from parts of the towns of [[Aurora, Erie County, New York|Aurora]] and [[Lancaster, New York|Lancaster]].<ref>{{cite web|title=History of the Town of Elma|url=http://www.elmanyhistory.com/history-of-elma.html|publisher=Elma Historical Society}}</ref>