Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1883 (unknown title/publisher)

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