Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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