Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Melfa:

Melfa was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)