Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Grenada was listed as Grenada Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Grenada:

The following route mentioned Grenada as a scheduled stop:

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)