Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Southern Pines:

The following routes mentioned Southern Pines 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)