Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook:
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)

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.

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