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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Rhode Island (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Central Falls. See our Misc Page for Central Falls 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/