Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Sprakers 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 Sprakers:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express 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.

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

Railroad Mentions of Sprakers:

Sprakers was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)