Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Tehachapi 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 Tehachapi:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

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

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

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Tehachapi: www.tehachapicityhall.com/

The official website for Kern County: www.co.kern.ca.us/

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