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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Brandonville came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Brandonville in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Brandonville. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

The Brandonville post office opened in 1827 and had closed by 1991.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Brandonville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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

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

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brandonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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