Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Fabens, 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 Fabens:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office 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 (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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Fabens:

Fabens was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939)