Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Merry Oaks 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 Merry Oaks. See our Misc Page for Merry Oaks for more information.