Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Alpha data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Found a mention of Alpha, but no details.

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