Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

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

Bel Alton 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 Bel Alton. See our Misc Page for Bel Alton for more information.