Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elk Horn:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

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