| A | Automobile (Garage) |
| B.C. | Brick Chimney |
| B.& S. | Boots and Shoes |
| Bl.Sm. | Blacksmith |
| C.B. | Concrete Block |
| Chop Ho | Chop House (an eating place) |
| CL | Cloth Lined |
| Clo | Clothing |
| D.G. | Dry Goods |
| D | Dwelling |
| D.H. | Double Hydrant |
| Dwg. | Dwelling |
| F.B. | Female Boarding = Bordello |
| Furne. | Furniture |
| G.F.G. | Gentlemen's Fine Goods |
| Gen'l S. | General Store |
| Gro. | Grocery |
| Hdwe | Hardware |
| Ho. | House, not hotel. (Ware Ho, Out Ho, Hose Ho, Hen Ho,
etc.) However, some hotels had "House" as part of their name. |
| Hyd. | Hydrant |
| M.E. | Methodist-Episcopal |
| Mill'y | Millinery |
| Off. | Office |
| Out Ho. | Outer Bldg; not a privy |
| P.O. | Post Office |
| R.C. | Roman Catholic |
| S.P. | Stove Pipe |
| S. | Store; Storage |
| S.H. | Single Hydrant |
| Sal. | Saloon |
| Sta. | Stationery |
| Stge. | Storage, not stagecoach |
| T.C. | Terra Cotta Chimney |
| Vac. | Vacant |
| W.F. | Wells Fargo |
| W.Ho. | Ware House |