Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Gilmer was listed as Gilmer Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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

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

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