Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Otranto 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 Otranto:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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.

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