Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about High Point came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of High Point in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about High Point. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about High Point, 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 High Point:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Iowa State Gazetteers
Written by: Hair, James T.
Published by Bailey & Hair
(Available from Amazon.com)

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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