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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Mine Run 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 Mine Run. See our Misc Page for Mine Run for more information.

Footnotes ...

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

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