Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Colona data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Colona:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

Colona 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 Colona. See our Misc Page for Colona for more information.