Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Allegany 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 Allegany:
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)

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

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

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

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

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