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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Quincy 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 Quincy:
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

Quincy was listed as Quincy Courthouse.

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Quincy:

Quincy was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following route mentioned Quincy as a scheduled stop:

The Gulf Wind: From the timetable for the Gulf Wind (train schedule from 1969). The defunct Gulf Wind travelled between New Orleans (LA) and Jacksonville (FL)

Footnotes ...

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

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