Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Gary came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Gary in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gary. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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