Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Merced 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:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Merced:

Merced was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

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