Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about North Wales came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of North Wales in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about North Wales. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for North Wales:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1908)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for North Wales: www.northwales.boroughs.org/

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montcopa.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/