Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Costen 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 Costen. See our Misc Page for Costen for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Costen:

Costen was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)