Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Raleigh was listed as Raleigh 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

Raleigh was listed as Raleigh Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

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

Raleigh was listed as Raleigh Courthouse.

Map from 1860 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Raleigh:

Raleigh was mentioned in the following schedule:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following routes mentioned Raleigh 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 Palmland: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Palmland (schedule from 1969). The Palmland travelled between Boston (MA) and Camden (SC)

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)

The Silver Star: From Seaboard Air Line Railroad timetable for the defunct Silver Star (schedule from 1969). The Silver Star travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Petersburg (FL)