Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Portola, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Portola:

The following route mentioned Portola as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From the timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 1954). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)