Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shipton 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 Shipton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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