Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Townsend, 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 Townsend:
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)

Rand McNally Map of Delaware (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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