Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Haines City:

The following routes mentioned Haines City 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 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 Haines City: www.ci.haines-city.fl.us/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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