Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an 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

Paso Robles 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 Paso Robles. See our Misc Page for Paso Robles for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Paso Robles:

Paso Robles was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)