Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Colton:

Colton 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)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following route mentioned Colton as a scheduled stop:

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colton: www.ci.colton.ca.us/

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

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