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ILLINOIS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9097. Adams, James N. ILLINOIS PLACE NAMES. Published 1969. HB. 596 p. Alpha /w name, county, population, notes. Postal information within listings. Appendix is name list by counties.
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Literature #9095. Adams, James N. ILLINOIS PLACE NAMES. Published 1989. HB. 586 p. Alpha /w name, county, population, notes. Postal information within listings. Appendix is name list by counties Reprint of an earlier version with new addendum.
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COLORADO - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9372. Benson, Maxine. 1001 COLORADO PLACE NAMES. Published 1994. SB. 237 p. Drawings. Alpha/w county, history of naming. Little postal.
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Literature #9371. Bright, William. COLORADO PLACE NAMES. Published 1993. 1st edition. SB. 162 p. Alpha/w county, location, history. Very little postal information.
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Literature #9335. Bright, William. COLORADO PLACE NAMES. Published 2004. 3rd edition. SB. 194 p. Alpha/w county, location, history. Very little postal information.
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Literature #9334. Brown, Robert L. COLORADO GHOST TOWNS - PAST AND PRESENT. Published 1987. SB. 322 p. Map. Many vintage & modern photos. Histories of towns with "then and now" photos with the same view. Very little postal information.
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NEVADA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #1390. Carlson, Helen S. NEVADA PLACE NAMES, A GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Published 1974. 1985 reprint edition. Card. 282 p. Backgroudn & history. Alpha names/w location, description, historical notes for 1500+ places. Some postal in text.
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Literature #12003. Carlson, Helen S. NEVADA PLACE NAMES, A GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Published 1974. HB. 282 p. Background & history. Alpha names/w location, description, historical notes for 1500+ places. Some postal in text.
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CALIFORNIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9763. Clark, Donald Thomas. SANTA CRUZ COUNTY PLACE NAMES, A GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Published 1986. Card. 552 p. Maps. Cross-reference table. Alpha/w name, location. Little postal.
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COLORADO - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6131. Dawson, J. Frank. PLACE NAMES IN COLORADO. Published 1954. 1976 printing edition. SB. 72 p. Why 600 communites were so named. 150 of Spanish or Indian origin. Little postal information.
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ARKANSAS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9766. Deane, Ernie. ARKANSAS PLACE NAMES. Published 1986. Card. 201 p. Part 1 by county/w historical notes. Part 2 alpha/w name, county, history. Little postal.
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MICHIGAN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7064. ISBN #0934884013. Dodge, Roy L. MICHIGAN GHOST TOWNS VOLS I-III. Published 1970-1974. Card. 3 Vols. 612 p. Vintage photos. Vol III covers Upper Peninsula. Alpha within county/w name, location, historical notes. Some postal information can be found.
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CALIFORNIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9762. Dunn, Mary E. Phelps. A REVIEW OF THE HISTORY OF PLUMAS COUNTY AND EXPLANATION OF MANY PLACE NAMES. Published 1960. Card. 36 p. Drawings. County history & alpha list of place names/w short history. Little postal. Also an article on "Pioneer Ranching in Big Meadows" (now Lake Almanor).
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GEN INT 19TH CEN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #8399. Ensign, Bridgman & Fanning. FANNING'S ILLUSTRATED GAZETTEER OF THE UNITED STATES. Published 1855. 1990 reprint edition. SB. 400 p. Fold-out map & other maps. Mainly based upon the 1850 census. Alpha list with type feature, location, historical notes, PO information.
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PENNSYLVANIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9642. Espenshade, A. Howry. PENNSYLVANIA PLACE NAMES. Published 1970. HB. 375 p. Counties, county seats, and towns with a population of 5000+. With index of names & general index. Little postal.
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CALIFORNIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #11422. Feltman, Erving R. CALIFORNIA'S LAKE COUNTY: PLACES AND POSTAL HISTORY. Published 1993. Card. 128 p. Maps. Many vintage photos. Shows covers, postal markings. By office/w open/close dates, changes, PMs & compensation, extensive historical notes.
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NEBRASKA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6970. Fitzpatrick, Lilian L. NEBRASKA PLACE-NAMES. Published 1925. HB. 166 p. By county list/w location, name reason, historical notes, P O information when available. County list. Alpha list/w county. Index of changed names.
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Literature #11541. Fitzpatrick, Lilian L. NEBRASKA PLACE-NAMES. Published 1960. Card. 228 p. By county/w location, name reason, historical notes, PO information when known. County list. Alpha list/w county. Incs. selections form J.T. Link's "Origin of the Place Names of Nebraska.
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ALABAMA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #8379. Foscue, Virginia. PLACE NAMES IN ALABAMA. Published 1989. SB. 174 p. Maps. Alpha/w location, type feature, reason for name, PO established date, historical notes. 16 p. bibliography.
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WISCONSIN - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10018. Gard, Robert E. & Sorden, L. G. THE ROMANCE OF WISCONSION PLACE NAMES. Published 1968. Card. 201 p. Alpha/w county, historical notes. Little postal.
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CALIFORNIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9759. Garrett, Lewis. SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY PLACE NAMES. Published 1966. SB. 214 p. + 16 p. bibliography. Alpha/w type place, location, name history, postal data in text.
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GEORGIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9103. Goff, John H. PLACENAMES OF GEORGIA. Published 1975. HB. 495 p. Not a typical list of place names but a series of essays about 131 place names.
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ARIZONA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #8293. Granger, Byrd H. WILL C. BARNES' ARIZONA PLACE NAMES. Published 1985. SB. 519 p. Maps. 1000s of name. By county. Alpha with location, reason for name, source. Incs POs/w name, open/close dates, 1st PM, name changes. Also information on Well Fargo stations Straight alpha index/w county, cross-references.
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CALIFORNIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6134. Gudde, Erwin G. CALIFORNIA PLACE NAMES, THE ORIGIN AND ETYMOLOGY OF CURRENT GEOGRAPHIAL NAMES. Published 1969. 3rd edition. HB. 416 p. Map. Thousands of names giving their dates, circumstance of naming, their origin and evolution. Little postal.
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Literature #6133. ISBN #0520025725. Gudde, Erwin G. CALIFORNIA GOLD CAMPS. Published 1975. HB. 467 p. University of California Press. Very Good. Small d/j flaws. Maps. Illus. A geographical and historical dictionary of about 4500 place names in the gold mining regions. Little postal.
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POST OFFICE DEPT - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10085. Hecht, Arthur & Heynen, William J. RECORDS AND POLICIES OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT RELATING TO PLACE-NAMES. Published 1975. Card. 16 p. PO records useful for place-name studies; PO policies on place-names; Lists, tables, guides & directories of POs; Chronological list of post-route maps 1867-94 & 1866-84. National Archives reference paper #72.
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DELAWARE - HANDBOOKS
Literature #2904. Heck, L. W. et al. DELAWARE PLACE NAMES. Published 1966. SB. 124 p. Alpha/w location, type place. No postal data.
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WASHINGTON - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10036. Hitchman, Robert. PLACE NAMES OF WASHINGTON. Published 1985. HB. 350 p. + 4 p. addendum. About 7000 alpha entries/w location, history, cross-reference. A little postal within text.
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VIRGINIA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #14003. ISBN #0884900479. Hummel, Ray O. A LIST OF PLACES INCLUDED IN 19TH CENTURY VIRGINIA DIRECTORIES. Published 1981. Reprint edition. Card. 153 p. Alpha with name, county, post office, data source.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE - HANDBOOKS
Literature #11539. Hunt, Elmer Munson. NEW HAMPSHIRE TOWN NAMES AND WHENCE THEY CAME. Published 1970. HB. 282 p. Alpha within six regions. Straight alpha index. Historical narrative on each town name. Little postal.
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NEW MEXICO - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7861. Julyan, Robert. THE PLACE NAMES OF NEW MEXICO. Published 1996. SB. 383 p. 7000+ entires. Alpha with name, county, location, reason for name. Some postal information within text.
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MARYLAND - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7081. Kenny, Hamill. THE PLACENAMES OF MARYLAND, THEIR ORIGIN AND MEANING. Published 1984. SB. 352 p. Alpha/w type place, location, county, origin of name. Some postal information within listings. 29 page bibliography, 16 page place name index.
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OREGON - HANDBOOKS
Literature #10567. McArthur, Lewis L. OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES. Published 1982. 5th edition. HB. 839 p. 5000+ entries. Alpha/w geographic & social names. Name, location inc County, some history, PO information when available. With 19 page index.
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Literature #7171. McArthur, Lewis L. OREGON GEOGRAPHIC NAMES. Published 1992. 6th edition. HB. 957 p. 5,400+ entries. Alpha/w geographic & social names. Name, county, location, history, PO information when available. With 20 page index.
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KANSAS - HANDBOOKS
Literature #7292. McCoy, Sondra Van Meter & Hults, Jan. 1001 KANSAS PLACE NAMES. Published 1989. SB. 223 p. Illus. Alpha/w location, history, PO opening date & population when PO opened.
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OHIO - HANDBOOKS
Literature #9196. Miller, Larry L. OHIO PLACE NAMES. Published 1996. HB. 299 p. Alpha with county, reason for name, historical notes. Little postal information.
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FLORIDA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #6375. Morris, Alton C. FLORIDA PLACE NAMES. Published 1974. HB. 160 p. Map. Alpha/w county, reason for name, notes. Incs. all incorporated towns with 1000+ population. No postal data.
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NEW YORK - HANDBOOKS
Literature #5859. Norrisw, W. Glenn. THE ORIGIN OF PLACE NAMES IN TOMPKINS COUNTY. Published 1951. SB. 56 p. Illus. Maps. Origin of names for cities, towns and places.
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NEW MEXICO - HANDBOOKS
Literature #2262. Pearce, T. M. NEW MEXICO PLACE NAMES; A GEOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY. Published 1965. SB. 187 p. About 5000 entires. Alpha with name, county, location, reason for name. Some postal information within text.
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NEBRASKA - HANDBOOKS
Literature #11540. Perkey, Elton A. PERKEY'S NEBRASKA PLACE NAMES. Published 1982. Card. 225 p. Alpha within county, postal information in text. With straight alpha index/w county.
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