Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Hutchinson:

Hutchinson was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Hutchinson as a scheduled stop:

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (train schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hutchinson: www.ci.hutchinson.ks.us/

The official website for Reno County: www.rngov.reno.ks.us/

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