Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Drain came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Drain in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Drain. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Drain:

Drain was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Drain. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.or.us/

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