Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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

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