Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Harpers Ferry 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 Harpers Ferry:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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