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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Jumbo 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 Jumbo:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Jumbo. See our Misc Page for Jumbo for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/