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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Williston, 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 Williston:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Rand McNally Map of New York (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Williston 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 Williston. See our Misc Page for Williston for more information.

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/