Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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