Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map of New Jersey (1905)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for New Jersey (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Rio Grande 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 Rio Grande. See our Misc Page for Rio Grande for more information.