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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Cos Cob, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Cos Cob:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

Cos Cob 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 Cos Cob. See our Misc Page for Cos Cob for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Cos Cob:

Cos Cob was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/