Incorporation of the town of Ely

Early Big Grove Township Pioneers

Ely, Shueyville & Western College -  Iowa State Gazetteer 1884-1885

Memories of Elizabeth (Hall) Graham about early Shueyville

Residence of Henry Upmier, Sec. 5, Big Grove Township, Johnson County, IA.  The Upmier farm is located a few miles south of Ely.  (A.T. Andreas Illustrated Historical Atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875.)