Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Alvarado, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Alvarado:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

The FIPS database contains an entry for Alvarado. See our Misc Page for Alvarado for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Alvarado:

Alvarado was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/