Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Elkhart:

Elkhart was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)