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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Doswell, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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 (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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


Railroad Mentions of Doswell:

Doswell was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

The following route mentioned Doswell 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)

Footnotes ...

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

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