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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cortland:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Cortland:

Cortland was mentioned in the following schedules:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Footnotes ...

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

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