Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Blue Earth, 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 Blue Earth:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Blue Earth:

Blue Earth was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)