Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Colerain, 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 Colerain:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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