Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Thaxton 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 Thaxton:
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.

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