Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Homestead, 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 Homestead:
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.

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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