Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Akron 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 Akron:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Akron is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Akron in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Akron for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Akron. See our Misc Page for Akron for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Akron:

Akron was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Akron as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From the timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 1954). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)