Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Islay 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 Islay:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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