Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Bowling Green was listed as Bowling Green Courthouse.

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

Bowling Green was listed as Bowling Green Courthouse.

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

Bowling Green was listed as Bowling Green Courthouse.

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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