Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

From that list:

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Sierra Madre:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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)

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Sierra Madre:

Sierra Madre was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Sierra Madre: www.ci.sierra-madre.ca.us/

The official website for Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/

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