Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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