Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Wichita, 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 Wichita:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Wichita was listed as Wichita Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Wichita:

Wichita was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Wichita as a scheduled stop:

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (train schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX)

The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wichita: www.wichitagov.org/

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

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