Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
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.

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