Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Quince Orchard 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 Quince Orchard:
Services available in 1895: had a Post 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.

Quince Orchard 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 Quince Orchard. See our Misc Page for Quince Orchard for more information.