Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Gloucester Courthouse came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Gloucester Courthouse in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Gloucester Courthouse. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Gloucester Courthouse is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Gloucester Courthouse post office opened in 1794 and had closed by 1893.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Gloucester Courthouse:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Gloucester Courthouse. See our Misc Page for Gloucester Courthouse for more information.
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The official website for Gloucester County: www.co.gloucester.va.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |