Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Kent 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 Kent:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kent:

Kent was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)