Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Granite Falls 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 Granite Falls:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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

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

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