Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our New Canaan 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 New Canaan:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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

New Canaan 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 New Canaan. See our Misc Page for New Canaan for more information.