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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Troy was listed as Troy Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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