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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ora 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 Ora:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/