Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Iowa (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Ringsted is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Ringsted in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Ringsted for more information.

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