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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Lafayette, 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 Lafayette:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

We found Lafayette in these Censuses: 2010-2000. See our Census Page for Lafayette for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Lafayette. See our Misc Page for Lafayette 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/