Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Rural Shade, 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 Rural Shade:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

Rural Shade 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 Rural Shade. See our Misc Page for Rural Shade for more information.