Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Fort Lauderdale came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Fort Lauderdale in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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

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

From that list:

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Fort Lauderdale:

Fort Lauderdale was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following routes mentioned Fort Lauderdale 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)

The Dixie Flagler: From the timetable for the Dixie Flagler (train schedule from 1941). The defunct Dixie Flagler travelled between Chicago (IL) and Miami (FL)

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (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)

The Silver Star: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Star (schedule from 1969). The Silver Star travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fort Lauderdale: www.info.ci.ftlaud.fl.us/

The official website for Broward County: www.broward.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/