Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cranston 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 Cranston:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Cranston:

Cranston was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)