Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kemp:

Kemp was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)