Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Port Tobacco 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 Port Tobacco:
Services available in 1895: had a Post 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)

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 (1803)

Printed by order of the Post Master General

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.

Port Tobacco 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 Port Tobacco. See our Misc Page for Port Tobacco for more information.