Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Asheville, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

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

Asheville was listed as Asheville Courthouse.

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 North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Asheville:

Asheville was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Asheville: www.ci.asheville.nc.us/

The official website for Buncombe County: www.buncombecounty.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/