Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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