Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Southport 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 Southport:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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