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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Coalton 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 Coalton. See our Misc Page for Coalton 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/