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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

 

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Rocklin:
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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Rocklin:

Rocklin 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)

The official website for Rocklin: www.ci.rocklin.ca.us/

The official website for Placer County: www.placer.ca.gov/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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