Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Nelsonia:

Nelsonia was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)