LibGuides: Maps: Post Office

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. Postmark data added by the North Carolina Postal History Society.

Go to: http://www.ncpostalhistory.com/resources/north-carolina-postmark-catalog-update/

Postmaster Appointments for Gaston County, N.C.

Postmaster Appointments for Gaston County, North Carolina. Record of Appointments of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971. M841. Roll 93. National Archives.

Go to: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78762500

Postmaster Appointments for Lincoln County, N.C.

Postmaster Appointments for Lincoln County, North Carolina. Record of Appointments of Postmasters, 1832-Sept. 30, 1971. M841. Roll 94. National Archives.

Go to: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78762802

North Carolina Post Office Maps

North Carolina Maps - Post Office

"Post route maps, often published by the United States Post Office, can be incredibly detailed and informative, showing even the smallest towns and communities throughout the state."

Go to: http://web.lib.unc.edu/nc-maps/browse_subject.php

Maps of Gaston County, N.C. showing postal delivery routes

Map of Gaston County, N.C. showing rural delivery service. Washington, D.C. : Post Office Dept., 1912.
Go to: http://digital.lib.ecu.edu/10809
Post route map of the states of North Carolina and South Carolina with adjacent parts of Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky West Virginia and Virginia. Washington, D.C. : United States. Post Office Department. 1884.
Go to: https://dc.lib.unc.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/ncmaps/id/827/rec/3