Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Arkansas City came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Arkansas City in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Arkansas City. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Arkansas City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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.

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Arkansas City:

Arkansas City was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Arkansas City as a scheduled stop:

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (train schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX)

The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Arkansas City: www.arkcity.org/

The official website for Cowley County: www.cowleycounty.org/

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