Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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