Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bensalem 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 Bensalem:
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 Pennsylvania (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Bensalem. See our Misc Page for Bensalem for more information.