Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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