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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Allen 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 Allen:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Allen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lyon County: www.lyoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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