Do you know of Elberton ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elberton. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elberton.<1>
Our sources for Elberton (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elberton other than they indicate that Elberton would be found somewhere in Tama County, Iowa.
Communities Also Named Elberton ...
We found two communities that share the name Elberton.
Within Iowa, the name Elberton is unique.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elberton ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elberton:
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elberton - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office
More Orphans in Tama County ...
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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Tama County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |