Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Tennessee (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Dickson in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Dickson for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Dickson:

Dickson was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)