Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Matrimony 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 Matrimony:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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