Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Elizabethtown, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elizabethtown:
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

Elizabethtown was listed as Elizabethtown Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Elizabethtown was listed as Elizabethtown Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Elizabethtown was listed as Elizabethtown Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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