Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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