Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Americus was listed as Americus Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Americus was listed as Americus Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Americus was listed as Americus Courthouse.

Map from 1839 (unknown title/publisher)

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Americus:

The following route mentioned Americus as a scheduled stop:

The City of Miami: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Miami (train schedule from 1941). The City of Miami travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Americus: www.americus-online.com/

The official website for Sumter County: www.sumter-ga.com/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/