Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Yorktown, 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 Yorktown:
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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Yorktown:

Yorktown was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)