Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rensselaer was listed as Rensselaer Courthouse.

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

Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Rensselaer:

Rensselaer was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)