Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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