Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Woonsocket, 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 Woonsocket:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express 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

Woonsocket is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Woonsocket in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Woonsocket for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Woonsocket:

Woonsocket was mentioned in the following schedules:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)