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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Yellow River came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Yellow River in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Yellow River. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

The Yellow River post office opened in 1838 and had closed by 1905.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Yellow River:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

Map from 1855 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/

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

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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