Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Bridgeport was listed as Bridgeport Courthouse.

Bridgeport 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 Bridgeport. See our Misc Page for Bridgeport for more information.