Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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