Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

Pickton 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 Pickton. See our Misc Page for Pickton for more information.