Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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