Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Chambersburg 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 Chambersburg:
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 (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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