Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Catawba:

The following route mentioned Catawba as a scheduled stop:

The Cotton Blossom: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Cotton Blossom (train schedule from 1952). The Cotton Blossom travelled between Washington (DC) and Atlanta (GA)