Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Corning 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 Corning:
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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Corning:

Corning was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)