Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of McKeesport:

The following routes mentioned McKeesport 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)