Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Fort Loring, 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 Fort Loring:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southern States
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Fort Loring 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 Fort Loring. See our Misc Page for Fort Loring for more information.