Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Canterbury came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Canterbury in various books, maps and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Canterbury. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Connecticut (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Connecticut (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Canterbury. See our Misc Page for Canterbury for more information.