Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Kansas (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

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