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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Doylestown was listed as Doylestown Courthouse.

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

Doylestown was listed as Doylestown Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

Doylestown was listed as Doylestown Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

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

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