Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gretna 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 Gretna:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Gretna:

Gretna was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)