Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Merit 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 Merit:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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