Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Houston was listed as Houston Courthouse.

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

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