Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Star of the West came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Star of the West in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Star of the West. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Star of the West is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Star of the West post office opened in 1860 and had closed by 1902.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Star of the West:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers
The GNIS database contains an entry for Star of the West. See our Misc Page for Star of the West for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |