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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Saratoga Springs came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Saratoga Springs in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Saratoga Springs. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

The Saratoga Springs post office opened in 1802.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Saratoga Springs:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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 (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

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.

Shell Oil Road Map for New York (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Saratoga Springs:

Saratoga Springs was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The official website for Saratoga Springs: www.saratoga-springs.org/

The official website for Saratoga County: www.co.saratoga.ny.us/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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