Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Clarion was listed as Clarion Courthouse.

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

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

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

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