Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Augusta was listed as Augusta Courthouse.

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

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

Augusta was listed as Augusta Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

Augusta was listed as Augusta Courthouse.

Map from 1796 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

We found Augusta in these Censuses: 1990. See our Census Page for Augusta for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Augusta:

Augusta was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)