Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Morgantown was listed as Morgantown Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Morgantown: www.morgantown.com/

The official website for Monongalia County: www.co.monongalia.wv.us/

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