Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Rocky Gap came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Rocky Gap in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Rocky Gap. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

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)

Rocky Gap 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 Rocky Gap. See our Misc Page for Rocky Gap for more information.