Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Marshalltown was listed as Marshalltown Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Marshalltown:

The following route mentioned Marshalltown as a scheduled stop:

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (train schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)