Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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