Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Wayzata:

Wayzata was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Wayzata 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)