Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

From that list:

Shell Oil Road Map for California (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Victorville:

Victorville was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned Victorville as a scheduled stop:

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Victorville: www.ci.victorville.ca.us/

The official website for San Bernardino County: www.sbcounty.gov/

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