Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about New Castle came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of New Castle in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about New Castle. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for New Castle:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

New Castle was listed as New Castle Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

New Castle was listed as New Castle Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

New Castle was listed as New Castle Courthouse.

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Delaware (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for New Castle: www.newcastlecity.net/

The official website for New Castle County: www.co.new-castle.de.us/

The official website for State of Delaware: https://delaware.gov/