Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Phoenix:

Phoenix was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)