Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Cumberland was listed as Cumberland Courthouse.

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

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Cumberland was listed as Cumberland Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Cumberland was listed as Cumberland Courthouse.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Maryland (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Cumberland in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Cumberland for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Cumberland:

Cumberland was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following routes mentioned Cumberland as a scheduled stop:

The Ambassador: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Ambassador (train schedule from 1948). The Ambassador travelled between Baltimore (MD) and Detroit (MI)

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)

The Metropolitan: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Metropolitan (schedule from 1969). The Metropolitan travelled between Washington (DC) and Cincinnati (OH)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Cumberland: www.ci.cumberland.md.us/

The official website for Allegany County: www.gov.allconet.org/

The official website for State of Maryland: https://www.maryland.gov/