Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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