Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Fort Payne, 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 Fort Payne:
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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Fort Payne:

Fort Payne was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)