Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cape Charles 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 Cape Charles:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Northeast
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by RailfanDepot, 2020
(Available from Amazon.com)

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 Virginia (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Cape Charles:

Cape Charles was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)