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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Troy, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Hixson Map of Montana (1950)
Published by Hixson Map Company

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Troy:

Troy was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following routes mentioned Troy as a scheduled stop:

The Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (train schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Footnotes ...

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

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