Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Vail:

Vail was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)