Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Lowell:

Lowell was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following route mentioned Lowell as a scheduled stop:

The Ambassador / New Englander: From the timetable for the defunct Ambasador / New Englander (train schedule from 1941). The Ambasador / New Englander travelled between Boston (MA) and Montreal (QC)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Lowell: www.lowellma.gov/

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/