Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Port Townsend came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Port Townsend in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Port Townsend. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

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

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

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

Port Townsend was listed as Port Townsend Courthouse.

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Port Townsend:

Port Townsend was mentioned in the following schedule:

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Port Townsend: www.ci.port-townsend.wa.us/

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/