Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Barstow came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Barstow in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barstow. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Barstow:

Barstow was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned Barstow as a scheduled stop:

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

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

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The Super Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Super Chief (schedule from 1938). The Super Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Barstow: www.barstowca.org/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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