Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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