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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Ocklawaha came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Ocklawaha in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Ocklawaha. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Ocklawaha, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Ocklawaha:

The following route mentioned Ocklawaha 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)

Footnotes ...

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

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