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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Palmer, 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 Palmer:
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.

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Palmer:

Palmer was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/