Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Terre Haute, 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 Terre Haute:
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

Terre Haute was listed as Terre Haute Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Terre Haute was listed as Terre Haute Courthouse.

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

Terre Haute was listed as Terre Haute Courthouse.

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Terre Haute:

Terre Haute was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

The following route mentioned Terre Haute as a scheduled stop:

The Dixie Flagler: From the timetable for the Dixie Flagler (train schedule from 1941). The defunct Dixie Flagler travelled between Chicago (IL) and Miami (FL)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Terre Haute: www.terrehaute.in.gov/

The official website for Vigo County: www.vigocounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov