Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Wanamakers 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 Wanamakers:
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.

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