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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Formoso, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/