Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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