Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about White Plains, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for White Plains:
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

White Plains was listed as White Plains 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

White Plains was listed as White Plains 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

White Plains was listed as White Plains Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of White Plains:

White Plains was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)