Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Hollister, 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 Hollister:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Hollister:

Hollister 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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Hollister: www.hollister.ca.gov/

The official website for San Benito County: www.san-benito.ca.us/

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