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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Atlantic, 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 Atlantic:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/