Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Chinquapin 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 Chinquapin:
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 North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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