Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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