Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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