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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Oberlin:

Oberlin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Footnotes ...

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

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