Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Bar Harbor came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Bar Harbor in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bar Harbor. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bar Harbor:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express 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

Rand McNally Map of Maine (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Bar Harbor:

Bar Harbor was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian National Railroad Time Tables (October 1960)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bar Harbor: www.ci.bar-harbor.me.us/

The official website for Hancock County: www.co.hancock.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/