Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Terra Alta 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 Terra Alta:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express 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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Terra Alta:

The following route mentioned Terra Alta as a scheduled stop:

The Metropolitan: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Metropolitan (train schedule from 1969). The Metropolitan travelled between Washington (DC) and Cincinnati (OH)