Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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