Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about West Bend, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for West Bend:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

West Bend 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 West Bend. See our Misc Page for West Bend for more information.