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

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

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

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

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for Indiana (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 schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elkhart: www.elkhartindiana.org/

The official website for Elkhart County: www.elkhartcountyindiana.com/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov