Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Donaldsonville, 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 Donaldsonville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Donaldsonville was listed as Donaldsonville Courthouse.

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)

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 Louisiana (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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