Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Hope Valley 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 Hope Valley:
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

Hope Valley 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 Hope Valley. See our Misc Page for Hope Valley for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Hope Valley:

Hope Valley was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)