Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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.

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