Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Wilmington:
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

Wilmington was listed as Wilmington Courthouse.

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Wilmington was listed as Wilmington Courthouse.

U.S. Post Offices (1803)
Printed by order of the Post Master General

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Wilmington was listed as Wilmington Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Wilmington:

Wilmington was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wilmington: www.ci.wilmington.nc.us/

The official website for New Hanover County: www.nhcgov.com/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/