Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Indianapolis, 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 Indianapolis:
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

Indianapolis was listed as Indianapolis Courthouse.

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

Indianapolis was listed as Indianapolis Courthouse.

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Indianapolis:

Indianapolis was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)