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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Santa Ana came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Santa Ana in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Santa Ana. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

The Santa Ana post office opened in 1870.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Santa Ana:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Santa Ana:

The following route mentioned Santa Ana as a scheduled stop:

The San Diegan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct San Diegan (train schedule from 1969). The San Diegan travelled between Los Angeles (CA) and San Diego (CA)

The official website for Santa Ana: www.ci.santa-ana.ca.us/

The official website for Orange County: www.oc.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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