Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

We found Philip in these Censuses: 2010-2000. See our Census Page for Philip for more information.

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