Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Connellsville:

The following routes mentioned Connellsville as a scheduled stop:

The Ambassador: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Ambassador (train schedule from 1948). The Ambassador travelled between Baltimore (MD) and Detroit (MI)

The Capitol Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Capitol Limited (schedule from 1941). The Capitol Limited travelled between New York (IL) and Chicago (IL)