Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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