Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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