Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Fort Wayne, 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 Fort Wayne:
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

Fort Wayne was listed as Fort Wayne Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Fort Wayne was listed as Fort Wayne Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Fort Wayne was listed as Fort Wayne Courthouse.

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for Indiana (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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