Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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