St. Elmo is situated in the southernmost part of Hamilton County, nestled in the valley of Lookout Mountain below the curling stretch of the Tennessee River known as Moccasin Bend. In 1992, St. Elmo was designated a Local Historic District.

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Forman Pottery
Functional stoneware in a dysfunctional world.
Forman Pottery is the passion-project-turned-full-time-business of Florida native John-Michael Forman. From the early days of sneaking in through the college art studio windows to the present, with thousands of pieces produced per year, the focus has always been to provide ...
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12.20.25
5th Annual Luminaria Festival
When: Saturday, December 20th 2025 from 5 to 9 PM
The St. Elmo Luminaria Festival lights up the streets of Historic St. Elmo annually the third Saturday in December!
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