Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for North Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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