Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Laurel:

Laurel was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)