Three descriptions of Cramahe Township descriptions were printed in the 19th century - the 1846 Smith's Canadian Gazetteer, the 1851 Canada West Directory, and the 1865-6 Gazetteer and General Business Directory for the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham. The 1846 Cramahe Township description was discussed at length earlier in this exhibit in the panel - Early Directories, 1799-1850.

The 1851 Canada West description of Cramahe Township printed a mild rebuke about the perceived slow pace of agricultural development in the area in relation to population growth from 3,200 in 1842 to 4,389 in 1850. The publication complained that the acres under cultivation had only increased by 1,100 acres in five years. Among other crops, farmers focussed upon the growing of wheat, oats and potatoes. Maple sugar, cheese and wool were also important products.

The 1865-6 Gazetteer had a lengthy section about Cramahe Township. This information provided the ethnic background of Cramahe's residents, but it primarily focussed upon the agricultural output of the township. The number of acres and amount of bushels and pounds were tabulated and their cash values were also calculated. This 1865 listing showed how diverse Cramahe's agriculture was then, providing a wide array of product for local and regional markets and likely internationally too. Farmers were described as 'total occupiers of land' and, of whom, 19 owned acreage in the 200 range, but the majority of farmers numbering 165 owned 50 to 100 acres. A couple of categories spoke to the township's prosperity and potential future development - for example, the number of carriages kept for pleasure and woods and wild lands.

The description of Cramahe Township published in the County of Northumberland directory, for 1870-71 was a brief boundary reference and an approximate population notation of 3,500.

In general, directories and gazetteers seemed to have placed a greater effort in describing cities, towns, and villages rather than townships. The residents listing which began to appear in directories and gazetteers in the mid-1860s also gained a fair amount of prominence for a time.