Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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