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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Tolland, 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 Tolland:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

Tolland was listed as Tolland Courthouse.

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

Tolland was listed as Tolland Courthouse.

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

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

Tolland was listed as Tolland Courthouse.

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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