Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

Towson 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 Towson. See our Misc Page for Towson for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Towson:

Towson was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)