Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Alma was listed as Alma Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Dakotas & Minnesota
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Wisconsin (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Alma:

Alma was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Alma as a scheduled stop:

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (train schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)