Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Amazon came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Amazon in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Amazon. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Amazon 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 Amazon:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Amazon 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 Amazon. See our Misc Page for Amazon for more information.