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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bald Knob 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 Bald Knob:
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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

Bald Knob 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 Bald Knob. See our Misc Page for Bald Knob 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/