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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Candler came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Candler in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Candler. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

Candler 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 Candler. See our Misc Page for Candler for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Candler:

The following route mentioned Candler 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)

Footnotes ...

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

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