Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

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