Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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