Compass Maps Explained

Compass Maps
Founded:1963
Founder:Dick and Shirley Elke
Country:United States
Headquarters:Modesto, California
Publications:maps
Website:www.compass-maps.com

Compass Maps was a U.S. publisher of road maps. It was based in Modesto, California.

It was founded in 1963 by Dick and Shirley Elke. They produced highquality maps of Northern and Southern California. They also did somemaps of places in Nevada (Reno, Las Vegas), as well as Salt Lake City,Utah. In 2007, they had nearly 100 area maps that they produced. However, the company shut down in March 2008 for reorganization, then reopened in May of that same year, to only shut down, this time for good, in June 2008. They were located on 1172 Kansas Avenue in Modesto, just west of Highway 99.

References