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Miscellaneous References and MentionsWhile our initial data about Houston came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Houston in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter. We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Houston. We hope that they will be useful to you. Houston is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1> From that list: The Houston post office opened in 1837. Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Houston: List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Houston was listed as Houston Courthouse. Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)
Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
We found Houston in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Houston for more information. Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Houston. See our Misc Page for Houston for more information. Railroad Mentions of Houston: The following route mentioned Houston as a scheduled stop: The Texas Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Texas Chief (train schedule from 1970). The Texas Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Houston (TX) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Houston: www.cityofhouston.gov/ The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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