Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Arcola 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 Arcola:
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

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Arcola 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 Arcola. See our Misc Page for Arcola for more information.