Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

In this book, Brazoria was listed as Brazoria Courthouse.<1>

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)

Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)

Published by John T. Towers

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