Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Allen. See our Misc Page for Allen for more information.