Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gordonsville 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 Gordonsville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Gordonsville:

The following route mentioned Gordonsville 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)