Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Big Brook 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 Big Brook:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

Big Brook 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 Big Brook. See our Misc Page for Big Brook for more information.