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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Selection, 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.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

In addition:

Selection 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 Selection. See our Misc Page for Selection 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/