Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Marlin was listed as Marlin Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Marlin:

Marlin was mentioned in the following schedule: