Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Crane 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 Crane:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Crane. See our Misc Page for Crane for more information.