Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

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 Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bridgewater: www.town.bridgewater.va.us/

The official website for Rockingham County: www.co.rockingham.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/