Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ely: www.elyiowa.com/

The official website for Linn County: www.co.linn.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/