Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ringgold 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 Ringgold:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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

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

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