Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bastress 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 Bastress:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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