Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Yreka 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 Yreka:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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

Yreka was listed as Yreka Courthouse.

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)

Auto Trails Map of Washington and Oregon (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Yreka:

Yreka was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)