Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Whelan came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Whelan in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Whelan. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

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