Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gila Bend 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 Gila Bend:
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

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

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

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