Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

In this book, Houston was listed as Houston Courthouse.<1>

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)

Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)

Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Texas (1897)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Houston:

Houston was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

The 'Angelo' Time Table (March 1944)

The 'Argonaut' Time Table (January 1955)

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

The 'California Special' Time Table (June 1954)

The 'Twin Star Rocket' Time Table (July 1944)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The 'Houstonian' Time Table (October 1956)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The 'Ranger' Time Table (May 1944)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

The 'Sunset Limited' Time Table (August 1950)

The 'Sunbeam' Time Table (August 1950)

The 'Texas Zephyr' Time Table (February 1941)

The 'Texas Chief' Time Table (September 1948)

The 'Texas Eagles' Time Table (November 1948)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

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).