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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Rockwell. See our Misc Page for Rockwell 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/