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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

The official website for Nahant: www.nahant.org/

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

Footnotes ...

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

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









 

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