Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Philo 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 Philo:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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