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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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