Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Portage 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 Portage:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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