Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Alston, 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 Alston:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

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

Alston 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 Alston. See our Misc Page for Alston for more information.