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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Auburn 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 Auburn:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/