Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Painted Post 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 Painted Post:
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 (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

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

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

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

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