Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our State Center 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 State Center:
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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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