Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oran 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 Oran:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Oran:

Oran was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oran. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Onondaga County: www.ongov.net/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/