Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Elwood, 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 Elwood:
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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Elwood:

Elwood was mentioned in the following schedules:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)