Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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

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

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

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