Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Purcellville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Purcellville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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.

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

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

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

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