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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Colo, 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 Colo:
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

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Colo:

Colo was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/