Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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