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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Manhattan, 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 Manhattan:
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

Manhattan was listed as Manhattan 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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Manhattan:

Manhattan was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following route mentioned Manhattan as a scheduled stop:

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

Footnotes ...

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

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