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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oblong 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 Oblong:
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 of Illinois (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

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

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

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