Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Corvallis 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 Corvallis:
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

Corvallis was listed as Corvallis Courthouse.

Auto Trails Map of Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Oregon (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Corvallis:

Corvallis was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Corvallis: www.ci.corvallis.or.us/

The official website for Benton County: www.co.benton.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/