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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Black Bayou, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Black Bayou:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Black Bayou. See our Misc Page for Black Bayou for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/