Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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 West Virginia (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Benwood is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Benwood in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Benwood for more information.

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