Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Morganton, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Morganton:
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

Morganton was listed as Morganton 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)

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

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

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

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