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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Campton was listed as Campton Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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