Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Stanley 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 Stanley:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

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

Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Stanley:

Stanley was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Stanley as a scheduled stop:

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Stanley: www.stanleynd.com/

The official website for State of North Dakota: https://www.nd.gov/