Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Watch Hill 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 Watch Hill. See our Misc Page for Watch Hill for more information.