Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Long Reach 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 Long Reach:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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)

Long Reach 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 Long Reach. See our Misc Page for Long Reach for more information.