Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Winter Haven 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 Winter Haven:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Winter Haven:

Winter Haven was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Winter Haven as a scheduled stop:

The Orange Blossom Special: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Orange Blossom Special (train 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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Winter Haven: www.winterhavenfl.org/

The official website for Polk County: www.polk-county.net/

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