Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Needles:

Needles was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Needles as a scheduled stop:

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (train schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Super Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Super Chief (schedule from 1938). The Super Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Needles: www.cityofneedles.com/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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