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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Eddyville, 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 Eddyville:
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

Eddyville was listed as Eddyville 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)

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

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Eddyville:

The following route mentioned Eddyville as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

Footnotes ...

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

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