Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Mount Ayr, 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 Mount Ayr:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Mount Ayr was listed as Mount Ayr Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1905 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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