Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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