Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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