Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Big Four data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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 (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Big Four 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 Big Four. See our Misc Page for Big Four for more information.