Do you know of Randolph ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Randolph. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Randolph.
Our sources for Randolph (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Randolph other than they indicate that Randolph would be found somewhere in Montgomery County, Maryland.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1890 and closed in 1909.
This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others.
Part of the difficulty in identifying whether a name is a post office or a community lies with how Post Offices were named. We've prepared an article with our understanding of how post offices were named: Naming of Post Offices.
Communities Also Named Randolph ...
We found 39 communities that share the name Randolph.
Within Maryland, the name Randolph is unique.
Beyond Maryland, we know of another 39 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 39 communities, 36 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Randolph [Bibb County].
- Arizona
- Pinal County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Randolph [Pinal County].
- California
- Sierra County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Randolph [Sierra County].
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Randolph County
- Please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Randolph [Randolph County].
- Iowa
- Fremont County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Randolph [Fremont County].
- Kansas
- Riley County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Randolph [Riley County].
- Kentucky
- Metcalfe County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Randolph [Metcalfe County].
- Louisiana
- Union Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Randolph [Union Parish].
- Maine
- Kennebec County
- Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Randolph [Kennebec County].
- Manitoba
- Please visit our profile page for the Manitoba community of Randolph.
- Massachusetts
- Norfolk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Randolph [Norfolk County].
- Minnesota
- Dakota County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Randolph [Dakota County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Randolph [Clay County].
- Nebraska
- Cedar County
- Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Randolph [Cedar County].
- New Brunswick
- Please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Randolph.
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- Please visit our profile page for the New Hampshire community of Randolph [Coos County].
- New Jersey
- New York
- Cattaraugus County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Randolph [Cattaraugus County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Mecklenburg County].
- Pitt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Randolph [Pitt County].
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Oregon
- Coos County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Randolph [Coos County].
- Pennsylvania
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Randolph [Crawford County].
- Somerset County
- Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Randolph [Somerset County].
- South Dakota
- Brown County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Randolph [Brown County].
- Tennessee
- Tipton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Randolph [Tipton County].
- Texas
- Utah
- Rich County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Randolph [Rich County].
- Vermont
- Orange County
- Please visit our profile page for the Vermont community of Randolph [Orange County].
- Virginia
- Charlotte County
- Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Randolph [Charlotte County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Dodge County
- Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Randolph [Dodge County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Randolph ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Randolph:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Randolph - Services available: 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.
The FIPS database contains an entry for Randolph.
Referenced FIPS Records ...
FIPS Code: 24/65000 (Place Name: Randolph)
County: Montgomery (FIPS State/County: 24/031)
Class: U8
Identifies a populated place (in this case, Randolph) located wholly or substantially outside the boundaries of an incorporated place or CDP (Census Designated Place) but whose name has not been verified as authoritative by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).
More Orphans in Montgomery County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Montgomery County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Randolph could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |