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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Riddle:

Riddle was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/