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North Carolina atlas & gazetteer: topo maps of the entire state by Call Number: R912.756 NOR N.C. OVERISBN: 0899332773Publication Date: 2003-01-01
North Carolina atlas of historical county boundaries by Call Number: 911.756 NOR N.C.C.ISBN: 0133664694Publication Date: 1905-06-01
Postmark Catalog
"Select one of the PDF files for individual counties/cities to view post offices and postmasters of the 6,915 different post offices in North Carolina from the pre-revolutionary times to modern times, but also view illustrations of all known postmarks from these offices used before the twentieth century.
Go to: http://www.ncpostalhistory.com/resources/north-carolina-postmark-catalog-update/
Who said there ain't...no such places?
- Who said there ain't...no such places? How 50 (North) Carolina Crossroads Got Their Curious Names (Volume One: Alligator to Zephyr) byCall Number: 975.6 KIN N.C.Publication Date: 1989
- Dirty Ankle is far from Bath, N.C.: Volume II : who said there ain't no such places? byCall Number: 975.6 KIN N.C.C.Publication Date: 1993
Virginia Gazeteer
The gazetteer of Virginia by Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914
Virginia county names : two hundred and seventy years of Virginia history Charles M Long.
A new and comprehensive gazetteer of Virginia, and the District of Columbia by Martin, Joseph, of Charlottesville, Va, ed; Brockenbrough, William Henry, 1812-1850
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Gazetteers
- U.S. Board on Geographic NamesSearch for United States domestic names, foreign names, Antarctic names, and undersea feature names.
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)Search by feature name or feature class for the United States and Its Territories.
- GEOnet NamesInformation about foreign geographic feature names
North Carolina Gazetteer
- The North Carolina Gazetteer by NCpedia (ONLINE)Browse or Search the online North Carolina Gazetteer by Place Name. This content is from the North Carolina Gazetteer, edited by William S. Powell and Michael Hill. Copyright © 2010 by the University of North Carolina Press
The North Carolina Gazetteer by Call Number: R917.56 POW N.C.ISBN: 9780807871386Publication Date: 2010-06-15Reference to place names from all corners of the Tar Heel State with nearly 21,000 entries of North Carolina cities, towns, crossroads, waterways, mountains, and other identified places.
The North Carolina Gazetteer, [NCLIVE EBOOK] by Call Number: Use direct link in catalog record, or visit https://www.nclive.org/ISBN: 9780807898291Publication Date: 2010-06-15
South Carolina Gazetteer
- Names in South Carolina byCall Number: 975.7 N N.C.C.Periodical devoted to the study of South Carolina place names. Began with fall 1954 issue.
- Names In South Carolina (Online)Digital Collections of University of South Carolina Libraries. With the first edition in 1954 and the final edition in 1965, Names of South Carolina is dedicated to locating, contextualizing, and explaining famous family names found in the state. Authored by Claude and Irene Neuffer, and totaling 12 volumes, this compendium spans from the post-Civil War era to the Civil Rights era.
- South Carolina counties, districts, parishes and townships : also a list of tax collectors for 1765; a list of justices of the peace for 1765; a list of justices of the peace for 1785. (ONLINE)South Carolina counties, districts, parishes and townships Janie Revill. South Carolina counties, districts, parishes and townships : also a list of tax collectors for 1765; a list of justices of the peace for 1765; a list of justices of the peace for 1785. Columbia, South Carolina : Janie Revill, [19--?] Digital Publisher FamilySearch International
- Towns of South Carolina: incorporated dates, population, utilities, communications, county political representation. Date 1943-05 (ONLINE)This publication from the State Planning Board includes data about the towns and cities of South Carolina, including communications and utilities. Each town listing includes post offices, highway facilities, passenger and freight railroad service, and power utilities. The report also includes the incorporation date, population, telephone provider, and additional county and financial statistics.
- Towns of South Carolina: incorporated dates, population, utilities, communications, county political representation. Date 1947-09. (ONLINE)This publication from the State Planning Board includes data about the towns and cities of South Carolina, including communications and utilities. Each town listing includes post offices, highway facilities, passenger and freight railroad service, and power utilities. The report also includes the incorporation date, population, telephone provider, and additional county and financial statistics. Included are updates to the changes in town incorporation data since 1947 through 1972.