Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Midland, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Midland:
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)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Midland:

Midland was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

The Texas & Pacific Railroad Employees' Time Table #49 (May 1939)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Midland: www.ci.midland.tx.us/

The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/