Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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