Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

In this book, Dallas was listed as Dallas 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

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Dallas:

Dallas was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

The 'Angelo' Time Table (March 1944)

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The 'California Special' Time Table (June 1954)

The 'Twin Star Rocket' Time Table (July 1944)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The 'Louisiana Eagle' Time Table (June 1952)

The 'Lone Star' Time Table (February 1951)

The 'Morning Star' Time Table (May 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

The 'Sunbeam' Time Table (August 1950)

The 'Texas Zephyr' Time Table (February 1941)

The 'Texas Eagles' Time Table (November 1948)

The 'Texas Special' Time Table (November 1948)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following route mentioned Dallas as a scheduled stop:

The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan (train schedule from 1966). The Kansas Cityan / The Chicagoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Dallas (TX).