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: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Colo 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 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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colo: www.colo-iowa.org/

The official website for Story County: www.storycounty.com/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/