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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Willey 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 Willey:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Willey. See our Misc Page for Willey 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/