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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Dothan came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Dothan in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Dothan. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

The Dothan post office opened in 1858.

Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Map of Alabama (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Dothan:

Dothan was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The official website for Dothan: www.dothan.org/

The official website for Houston County: www.houstoncounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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