Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our New Kent data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

New Kent was listed as New Kent Courthouse.

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

New Kent was listed as New Kent Courthouse.

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

New Kent was listed as New Kent Courthouse.

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

New Kent was listed as New Kent Courthouse.

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

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

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

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