Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Delano 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 Delano:
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)

The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Second Edition)
Written by: Gannett, Henry
Published by the Department of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey - 1905
(Document found on Google Books)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Delano:

Delano 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)