Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Mason City, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Mason City:
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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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