Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ellijay 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 Ellijay:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Ellijay was listed as Ellijay Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

We found Ellijay in these Censuses: 2010. See our Census Page for Ellijay for more information.

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