Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Pittsburgh, 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 Pittsburgh:
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

In this book, Pittsburgh was listed as Pittsburgh Courthouse.<1>

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)

Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

In this book, Pittsburgh was listed as Pittsburgh Courthouse.<1>

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)

Published by John T. Towers

In this book, Pittsburgh was listed as Pittsburgh Courthouse.<1>

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Shell Oil Road Map for Pennsylvania (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Pittsburgh:

Pittsburgh was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The 'Meteor' Time Table (September 1948)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (June 1941)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Distances between Philadelphia and Cincinnati (February 1854)

Pennsylvania Railroad Time Tables (March 1920)

The following routes mentioned Pittsburgh 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).