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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/