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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Head of Barren 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 Head of Barren:
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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

Head of Barren 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 Head of Barren. See our Misc Page for Head of Barren 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/