Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Oran, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

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

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)

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

Oran 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 Oran. See our Misc Page for Oran for more information.