Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Alford, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alford:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Alford:

Alford was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)