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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Pinkstaff, 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 Pinkstaff:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1881)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

In addition:

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Pinkstaff:

Pinkstaff was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

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/