Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Bedford, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bedford:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Bedford was listed as Bedford Courthouse.

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)

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

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