Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Draper:

Draper was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)