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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Farina, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this 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 Farina:
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

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.

In addition:

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>	A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/