Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

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