Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Montana (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Map of Montana (1951)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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