Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial information about Portland came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Portland 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 Portland. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Portland 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 Portland:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office
List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office
Portland was listed as Portland Courthouse.
Portland is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Portland post office opened in Portland was listed as Portland Courthouse..
We found Portland in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Portland for more information.
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Portland. See our Misc Page for Portland for more information.
Railroad Mentions of Portland:
The following routes mentioned Portland 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 Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (train schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)
The Idahoan: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Idahoan (schedule from 1951). The Idahoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Portland: www.portlandonline.com/
The official website for Multnomah County: www.co.multnomah.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |