Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Gravesend came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Gravesend in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gravesend. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Gravesend, 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 Gravesend:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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

Gravesend 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 Gravesend. See our Misc Page for Gravesend for more information.