Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Sharon Springs, 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 Sharon Springs:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Sharon Springs:

Sharon Springs was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following route mentioned Sharon Springs 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)