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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Peterstown, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Peterstown:
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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/