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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Holdrege, 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 Holdrege:
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.

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1912)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Holdrege:

Holdrege was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Holdrege as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From Amtrak's timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 2017). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and Ememeryville (CA) - with bus service to San Francisco (CA)

Footnotes ...

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

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