Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Skidmore 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 Skidmore:
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.

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

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