Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Quincy was listed as Quincy Courthouse.

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

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