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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Shadwell data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

 

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)

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Shadwell:

The following route mentioned Shadwell as a scheduled stop:

The The George Washington: From the inaugural timetable for the George Washington (Chesapeake & Ohio Railway's timetable - April 24th, 1932). The George Washington travelled between Old Point Comfort (VA) and Cincinnati (OH)

Footnotes ...

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

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