Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Bates came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Bates in various books and other sources.

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Bates 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)

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