Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Olathe was listed as Olathe Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Olathe:

Olathe was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)