Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cheraw 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 Cheraw:
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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

Shell Oil Road Map for South Carolina (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

We found Cheraw in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Cheraw for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Cheraw:

The following route mentioned Cheraw as a scheduled stop:

The Palmland: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Palmland (train schedule from 1969). The Palmland travelled between Boston (MA) and Camden (SC)