Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Sylacauga:

The following route mentioned Sylacauga as a scheduled stop:

The City of Miami: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Miami (train schedule from 1941). The City of Miami travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)