Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

King William was listed as King William Courthouse.

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

King William was listed as King William Courthouse.

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

King William was listed as King William Courthouse.

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

King William was listed as King William Courthouse.

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

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

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