Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Furniss 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 Furniss:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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