Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Mount Gilead, 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 Mount Gilead:
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

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

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

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

Mount Gilead 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 Mount Gilead. See our Misc Page for Mount Gilead for more information.