Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Swoope 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 Swoope:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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