Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Bishop 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 Bishop:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

California Place Names
Written by: Gudde, Erwin
Published by University of California Press, 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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 Bishop in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Bishop for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Bishop:

Bishop was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Bishop: www.cityofbishop.com/

The official website for Inyo County: www.inyocounty.us/

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