Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Oxford was listed as Oxford Courthouse.

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Oxford was listed as Oxford Courthouse.

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

Oxford was listed as Oxford Courthouse.

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

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

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

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