Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Patterson 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 Patterson. See our Misc Page for Patterson for more information.