Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Gettysburg, 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 Gettysburg:
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 from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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 Gettysburg in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Gettysburg for more information.

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