Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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