Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Longyear. See our Misc Page for Longyear for more information.