Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Gold Run, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

Gold Run 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 Gold Run. See our Misc Page for Gold Run for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Gold Run:

Gold Run was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)