Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Frenchton 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 Frenchton:
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

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.

Frenchton 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 Frenchton. See our Misc Page for Frenchton for more information.