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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Palo Alto, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Palo Alto:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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