Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Big Spring, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Big Spring:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Big Spring. See our Misc Page for Big Spring for more information.