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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/