Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Glidden 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 Glidden:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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

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

Glidden 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 Glidden. See our Misc Page for Glidden for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Glidden:

Glidden was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Glidden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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