Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Elk Point 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 Elk Point:
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

Elk Point was listed as Elk Point Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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