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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Baldwin:

Baldwin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Baldwin as a scheduled stop:

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (train schedule from 1933). The defunct Havana Special travelled between New York (NY) and Key West (FL)

The Orange Blossom Special: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Orange Blossom Special (schedule from 1941). The Orange Blossom Special travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)

Footnotes ...

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

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