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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Willshire, 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 Willshire:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Willshire was listed as Willshire Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Willshire. See our Misc Page for Willshire 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/