Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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