Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Obelisk 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 Obelisk:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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