Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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