Elm Hall, MI

Elm Hall is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Gratiot County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The 2020 census counted 279 residents. The community is located within Sumner Township. Elm Hall was first settled in 1855 by brothers Jacob, Michael, and Nathaniel Strayer and their families. The community of Elm Hall is served by Alma Public Schools to the east in Alma. A newcomer can read Elm Hall through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Elm Hall comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines. Sumner Township was established that same year. Elm Hall is centrally located in the state's Lower Peninsula about 20 miles south of Mount Pleasant and 60 miles north of the capital city of Lansing. The Pine River flows through the community.