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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Barron, 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 Barron:
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

Barron was listed as Barron Courthouse.

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Barron:

Barron was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/