Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about East Des Moines came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of East Des Moines in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about East Des Moines. We hope that they will be useful to you.
East Des Moines is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The East Des Moines post office opened in 1858 and had closed by 1860.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for East Des Moines:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, a Express Office, no Post Office mentioned
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for East Des Moines. See our Misc Page for East Des Moines for more information.
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.ia.us/
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |