Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Elmira came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Elmira in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elmira. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Elmira, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elmira:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Elmira is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Elmira. See our Misc Page for Elmira for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Elmira:

Elmira was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)