Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about West Bend, 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 West Bend:
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

West Bend was listed as West Bend Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of West Bend:

West Bend was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)