Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Melvin 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 Melvin:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

We found Melvin in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Melvin for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Melvin:

Melvin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)