Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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