Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Pickens 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 Pickens:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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.

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