Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1930 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Arizona (1951)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Flagstaff:

Flagstaff was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following route mentioned Flagstaff as a scheduled stop:

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (train schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)