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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Rushmore, 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 Rushmore:
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)

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

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

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

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rushmore. See our Misc Page for Rushmore 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/