Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Orleans, 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.

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

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