Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Wells 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 Wells:
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 (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

The GNIS database contains an entry for Wells. See our Misc Page for Wells for more information.