Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Des Moines, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Des Moines:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

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