Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Charlottesville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this 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)

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Charlottesville:

Charlottesville was mentioned in the following schedules:

Amtrak Time Tables (May 1971)

Amtrak Time Tables (January 2014)

The 'Birmingham Special' Time Table (December 1941)

The 'Crescent' Time Table (April 1950)

'The 'George Washington' Time Table (August 1964)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following route mentioned Charlottesville as a scheduled stop:

The The George Washington: From the inaugural timetable for the George Washington (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's timetable - April 24th, 1932). The George Washington travelled between Old Point Comfort (VA) and Cincinnati (OH).