Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Emporia was listed as Emporia Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Emporia:

Emporia was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Emporia as a scheduled stop:

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (train schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (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 Emporia: www.emporia.ws/

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

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