Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Saint Cloud was listed as Saint Cloud Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Saint Cloud:

Saint Cloud was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

The following route mentioned Saint Cloud 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 Saint Cloud: www.ci.stcloud.mn.us/

The official website for Stearns County: www.co.stearns.mn.us/

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