Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Alva data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

DeLorme Atlas & Gazetteer - Kentucky
Published by DeLorme, 2010
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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