Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Elma 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 Elma:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

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

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

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