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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Winona, 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 Winona:
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

Winona was listed as Winona Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Winona:

Winona was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/