Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Castle Shannon, 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 Castle Shannon:
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)

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Castle Shannon is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Castle Shannon in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Castle Shannon for more information.

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Castle Shannon. See our Misc Page for Castle Shannon for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Castle Shannon: borough.castle-shannon.pa.us/

The official website for Allegheny County: www.county.allegheny.pa.us/

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/