Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

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