Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Chanute 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 Chanute:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Chanute:

Chanute was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)