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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Waldo, 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 Waldo:
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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Waldo:

The following route mentioned Waldo as a scheduled stop:

The Silver Star: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Star (train schedule from 1969). The Silver Star travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)

Footnotes ...

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

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