Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

Aptos 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 Aptos. See our Misc Page for Aptos for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Aptos:

Aptos was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)