Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Great Bend:

Great Bend was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)