Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about West Berkeley came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of West Berkeley 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 West Berkeley. We hope that they will be useful to you.
West Berkeley is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The West Berkeley post office opened in 1875 and had closed by 1900.
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for West Berkeley:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office
The GNIS database contains an entry for West Berkeley. See our Misc Page for West Berkeley for more information.
Railroad Mentions of West Berkeley:
West Berkeley was mentioned in the following schedule:
Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for West Berkeley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |