Do you know of Finch ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Finch. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Finch.<1>

Our sources for Finch (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Finch other than they indicate that Finch would be found somewhere in Nash County, North Carolina.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1890 and closed  in 1908.

Communities Also Named Finch ...

We found six communities that share the name Finch.

Within North Carolina, the name Finch is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Calhoun County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Finch [Calhoun County].
  • Arkansas
    • Greene County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Finch [Greene County].
  • Kansas
    • Ellis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Finch [Ellis County].
  • Montana
    • Rosebud County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Finch [Rosebud County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Finch.
  • West Virginia
    • Ritchie County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Finch [Ritchie County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Finch ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Finch:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Finch - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

More Orphans in  Nash County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Nash County.