Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Merced Falls:

Merced Falls was mentioned in the following schedule:

Yosemite Valley Railway Employees' Time Table #109 (May 1941)