Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Carthage was listed as Carthage Courthouse.

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

Carthage was listed as Carthage Courthouse.

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

Carthage was listed as Carthage Courthouse.

Map from 1861 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1876 (unknown title/publisher)

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map (1890)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

William Bradley Map (1866)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Carthage:

Carthage was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)