Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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