Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shanksville 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 Shanksville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)

Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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