Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our La Pointe 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 La Pointe:
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

La Pointe was listed as La Pointe Courthouse.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for La Pointe. See our Misc Page for La Pointe for more information.