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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Shedd 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 Shedd. See our Misc Page for Shedd for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Shedd:

Shedd was mentioned in the following schedule:

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/