Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Harlan was listed as Harlan Courthouse.

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

Harlan was listed as Harlan Courthouse.

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

Harlan was listed as Harlan Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Harlan:

Harlan was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)