Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Festus, 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 Festus:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Festus: www.cityoffestus.org/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcomo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/