Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Protection:

Protection was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)