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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

In addition:

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Miami:

Miami was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The 'Silver Meteor' Time Table (June 1941)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Miami 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).