Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Bright Hope 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 Bright Hope. See our Misc Page for Bright Hope for more information.