Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)

Published by the Government Printing Office

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

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