Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Ellicott City, 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 Ellicott City:
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

Ellicott City was listed as Ellicott City Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

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

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

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

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