Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville:
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

Fayetteville was listed as Fayetteville 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)

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

Fayetteville was listed as Fayetteville Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Fayetteville:

The following route mentioned Fayetteville as a scheduled stop:

The Havana Special: From the timetable for the Havana Special (train schedule from 1933). The defunct Havana Special travelled between New York (NY) and Key West (FL)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Fayetteville: www.cityoffayetteville.org/

The official website for Cumberland County: www.co.cumberland.nc.us/

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