Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about New Providence came from various goverment sources (US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of New Providence in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about New Providence. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about New Providence, 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 New Providence:
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

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

We found New Providence in these Censuses: 1990. See our Census Page for New Providence for more information.

The FIPS database contains an entry for New Providence. See our Misc Page for New Providence for more information.