Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Vidalia 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 Vidalia:
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

Vidalia was listed as Vidalia Courthouse.

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

Vidalia was listed as Vidalia Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Vidalia was listed as Vidalia Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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