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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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