Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Colby:

Colby was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)