Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Kansas City came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Kansas City in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Kansas City. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Kansas City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kansas City:

Kansas City was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned Kansas City 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)

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX)

The Super Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Super Chief (schedule from 1938). The Super Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kansas City: www.kcmo.org/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.mo.us/

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