Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Big Spring came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Big Spring in various books, articles and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Big Spring. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Big Spring 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.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Big Spring:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Big Spring 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 Big Spring. See our Misc Page for Big Spring for more information.