Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Newark 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 Newark:
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 Delaware (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Newark is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Newark in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Newark for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Newark. See our Misc Page for Newark for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Newark:

The following routes mentioned Newark as a scheduled stop:

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (train schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)

The National Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct National Limited (schedule from 1941). The National Limited travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Louis (MO)