Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Stockton was listed as Stockton Courthouse.

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Stockton:

The following route mentioned Stockton 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)