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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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