Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Lonaconing 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 Lonaconing:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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