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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oconto 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 Oconto:
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

Oconto was listed as Oconto Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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