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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Massachusetts (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Lawrence:

Lawrence was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/