Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Idyllwild 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 Idyllwild:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

Idyllwild 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 Idyllwild. See our Misc Page for Idyllwild for more information.