Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Central Islip 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 Central Islip:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express 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.

Central Islip 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 Central Islip. See our Misc Page for Central Islip for more information.