Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Key West 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 Key West:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Key West was listed as Key West 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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Key West:

Key West was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following route mentioned Key West 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)