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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

Shell Oil Road Map for North Carolina (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/