Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Big Bend 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 Big Bend:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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