Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Watsonville 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 Watsonville:
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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Watsonville:

Watsonville was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Watsonville: www.ci.watsonville.ca.us/

The official website for Santa Cruz County: www.co.santa-cruz.ca.us/

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