Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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

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

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