Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Southeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1999
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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