Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Rockingham, 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 Rockingham:
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

Rockingham was listed as Rockingham 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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Rockingham:

The following route mentioned Rockingham 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)