Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Cowling:

Cowling was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cowling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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