Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Willmar:

Willmar was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Willmar 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 Willmar: www.ci.willmar.mn.us/

The official website for Kandiyohi County: www.co.kandiyohi.mn.us/

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