Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

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