Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Shell Rock came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Shell Rock in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Shell Rock. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shell Rock 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 Shell Rock:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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