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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

In addition:

Balta is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

The GNIS database contains an entry for Balta. See our Misc Page for Balta for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/