Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Rand McNally Map of Rhode Island (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Wakefield 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 Wakefield. See our Misc Page for Wakefield for more information.