Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Gowanda, 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 Gowanda:
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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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

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

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