Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1883 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Georgia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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