Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Defiance was listed as Defiance Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Defiance was listed as Defiance Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Defiance was listed as Defiance Courthouse.

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Defiance:

Defiance was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)