Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Visalia 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 Visalia:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Visalia was listed as Visalia Courthouse.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Visalia:

Visalia was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Visalia: www.ci.visalia.ca.us/

The official website for Tulare County: www.co.tulare.ca.us/

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