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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Wooster, 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 Wooster:
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

Wooster was listed as Wooster Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Wooster was listed as Wooster Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Wooster was listed as Wooster Courthouse.

George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901)
Published by George F. Cram& Co.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for Ohio (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Wooster:

Wooster was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

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

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