Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Westside 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 Westside:
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

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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