Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about West Canaan, 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 West Canaan:
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

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

West Canaan 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 West Canaan. See our Misc Page for West Canaan for more information.