Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Pennsboro:

The following route mentioned Pennsboro 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)