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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

From that list:

The Lady Lake post office opened in 1883.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lady Lake:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Lady Lake:

The following route mentioned Lady Lake 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 official website for Lady Lake: www.ladylake.org/

The official website for Lake County: www.lakegovernment.com/

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

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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