Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about West Platte came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of West Platte in various books and other sources.

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

Note: When we started collecting data about West Platte, 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 West Platte:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

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)

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