Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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