Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Wilkesboro 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 Wilkesboro:
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 Wilkesboro in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Wilkesboro for more information.

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