Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Centralia:

The following route mentioned Centralia as a scheduled stop:

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)