Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Fergus Falls:

The following route mentioned Fergus Falls as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fergus Falls: www.ci.fergus-falls.mn.us/

The official website for Otter Tail County: www.co.otter-tail.mn.us/

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