Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bear Gap came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Bear Gap in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bear Gap. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bear Gap 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 Bear Gap:
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

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

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