Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Sumter came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Sumter in various books and other sources.

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

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

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