Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Elizabeth came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Elizabeth data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

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

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

We found Elizabeth in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Elizabeth for more information.

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