Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1895 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Bessie. See our Misc Page for Bessie for more information.