Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Menlo Park came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Menlo Park in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Menlo Park. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Menlo Park:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Menlo Park:

Menlo Park 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 Menlo Park: www.menlopark.org/

The official website for San Mateo County: www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/

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