Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Elpis 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 Elpis:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Elpis 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 Elpis. See our Misc Page for Elpis for more information.