Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Monroe was listed as Monroe 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

Monroe was listed as Monroe Courthouse.

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

Monroe was listed as Monroe 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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Monroe:

The following routes mentioned Monroe as a scheduled stop:

The Cotton Blossom: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Cotton Blossom (train schedule from 1952). The Cotton Blossom travelled between Washington (DC) and Atlanta (GA)

The Silver Comet: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Comet (schedule from 1947). The Silver Comet travelled between New York (NY) and Birmingham (AL)