Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Emporia 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 Emporia:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Emporia: www.ci.emporia.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/