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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Manchester, 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 Manchester:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Manchester was listed as Manchester Courthouse.

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

Manchester was listed as Manchester Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

Manchester was listed as Manchester Courthouse.

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Vermont (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Manchester:

Manchester was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (July 1902)

The official website for Manchester: www.town.manchester.vt.us/

The official website for State of Vermont: https://www.vermont.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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