Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Valley Center: www.valleycenterks.org/

The official website for Sedgwick County: www.sedgwickcounty.org/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/