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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Rocky Ford, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rocky Ford:
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

Map from 1883 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

We found Rocky Ford in these Censuses: 2010. See our Census Page for Rocky Ford for more information.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/