Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Deal Island 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 Deal Island:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express 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.

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