Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Rumsey 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 Rumsey. See our Misc Page for Rumsey for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Rumsey:

Rumsey was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)