Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Essen 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 Essen:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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