Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Schenectady was listed as Schenectady Courthouse.

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

Schenectady was listed as Schenectady Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

Schenectady was listed as Schenectady Courthouse.

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Schenectady:

Schenectady was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Schenectady. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Schenectady County: www.schenectadycounty.com/

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