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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oswalt data came from. The following list of references and mentions is 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.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Oswalt:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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)

Sixth Biennial Report of the State Mine Inspectors, Two Years Ending June 30, 1893

Published as a Legislative Document: The Twenty-Fifth General Assembly of the State of Iowa - Vol. 4

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/