Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Paw Paw:

The following route mentioned Paw Paw as a scheduled stop:

The Metropolitan: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Metropolitan (train schedule from 1969). The Metropolitan travelled between Washington (DC) and Cincinnati (OH)