Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

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