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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Mississippi (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Osyka:

Osyka was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/