Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Huntsville was listed as Huntsville Courthouse.

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

Huntsville was listed as Huntsville Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Huntsville was listed as Huntsville Courthouse.

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

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

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

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