Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Anacortes:

Anacortes was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)