Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Altavista data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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)

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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