Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Armstrong:

Armstrong was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)