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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Onancock, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Onancock:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/