Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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