Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Valdese, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

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

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