Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Anoka was listed as Anoka Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Minnesota (1932)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Minnesota (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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