Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Black Mountain, 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 Black Mountain:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Black Mountain: www.townofblackmountain.org/

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

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