Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Ontario came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Ontario in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Ontario:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Ontario:

Ontario 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)

The following routes mentioned Ontario as a scheduled stop:

The City of Portland: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Portland (train schedule from 1956). The City of Portland travelled between Chicago (IL) and Portland (OR)

The Idahoan: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Idahoan (train schedule from 1951). The Idahoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ontario: www.ontariooregon.org/

The official website for Malheur County: www.malheurco.org/

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