Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rome was listed as Rome Courthouse.

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

Rome was listed as Rome Courthouse.

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

Rome was listed as Rome Courthouse.

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 Rome in these Censuses: 2010. See our Census Page for Rome for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Rome:

Rome was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rome: www.romega.us/

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcountyga.org/

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