Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of South Dakota (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for South Dakota (1949)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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