Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Denton was listed as Denton Courthouse.

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Denton: www.cityofdenton.com/

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/