Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Merlin:

Merlin was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)