Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

New Madrid was listed as New Madrid Courthouse.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

New Madrid was listed as New Madrid Courthouse.

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

New Madrid was listed as New Madrid Courthouse.

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Madrid: www.new-madrid.mo.us/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/