Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Lenoir was listed as Lenoir 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

Lenoir was listed as Lenoir Courthouse.

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

Lenoir was listed as Lenoir 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

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

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

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