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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about South Portsmouth, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for South Portsmouth:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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.

South Portsmouth 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 South Portsmouth. See our Misc Page for South Portsmouth for more information.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for South Portsmouth. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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