Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Lake Charles came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Lake Charles in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Lake Charles. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Lake Charles:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Lake Charles was listed as Lake Charles Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Lake Charles:

Lake Charles was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lake Charles: www.cityoflakecharles.com/

The official website for Calcasieu Parish: www.cppj.net/

The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.gov/