Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Newport News came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Newport News in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Newport News. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

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

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