Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Newlight 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 Newlight:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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