Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of New Hampshire (1912)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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