Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our South River 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 South River:
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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Maryland: Official Transportation Map (2003)
Published by the State Highway Administration

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

South River 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 South River. See our Misc Page for South River for more information.