Compass Maps was a
U.S. publisher of road maps. It was based in
Modesto, California
Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton- ...
.
It was founded in 1963 by Dick and Shirley Elke. They produced high
quality maps of Northern and
Southern California. They also did some
maps 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.
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Mass media companies of the United States
Map companies of the United States
Map publishing companies
Companies based in Stanislaus County, California
Publishing companies established in 1963
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