Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Place Names in Colorado: Why 700 Communities were so named, 150 of Spanish or Indian origin
Written by: Dawson, John Frank
J.F. Dawson Publishing Company, 1954
(Document found on Google Books)

Map from 1939 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Colorado (1947)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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