Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Elk Garden, 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 Elk Garden:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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