Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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