Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Purchase Line, 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 Purchase Line:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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 (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Purchase Line 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 Purchase Line. See our Misc Page for Purchase Line for more information.