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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Jasper was listed as Jasper Courthouse.

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

Jasper was listed as Jasper Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Arkansas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Arkansas (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/