Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

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

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