From the 1882 Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory: Elk Horn, Shelby Co, Iowa Contributed to the Iowa Archives by Cathy Labath ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELK HORN. Sometimes called Pock Hagen, is a country post office in the southeast corner of Shelby county, 16 miles from Harlan (c h), and 7 north of Marne, the nearest railroad point on the C.R.I. & P. Ry. Stage with mail weekly to Atlantic (15 miles); fare, $1. James Madison, postmaster. Allen P B, physician. Cossay Ed, constable. Fish G M, constable. Hanson Lores, shoemaker. Hanson N T, general store. Hanson Rev T (Adventist). Lorray E O, justice of peace. Peterson --,notary public. Potery Rev (Methodist). Noon E A, justice of peace. Stevens Frederick, physician. ====================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, material may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material, AND permission is obtained from the contributor of the file. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for non-commercial purposes, MUST obtain the written consent of the contributor, OR the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. Submitted by Cathy Labath ---------------------------------------------------------------------