Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Faribault was listed as Faribault Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Faribault: www.ci.faribault.mn.us/

The official website for Rice County: www.co.rice.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/