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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Alderton came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Alderton in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Alderton. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Alderton, 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 Alderton:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/