Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Cotton Valley, 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 Cotton Valley:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

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