Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Raceland 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 Raceland. See our Misc Page for Raceland for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Raceland:

Raceland was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)