Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Prescott:

Prescott was mentioned in the following schedule:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The following route mentioned Prescott 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)