Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oran 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 Oran:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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)

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Missouri (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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