Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial information about Olmsted came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Olmsted in various books and other sources.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Olmsted. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Olmsted 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 Olmsted:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office
Olmsted is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Olmsted post office opened in Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office.
We found Olmsted in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Olmsted for more information.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Olmsted. See our Misc Page for Olmsted for more information.
Railroad Mentions of Olmsted:
Olmsted was mentioned in the following schedule:
New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)
Off-the-Road Links ...
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The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |