Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Barela came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Barela in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Barela. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Barela 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 Barela:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, an Express Office, no Railroad mentioned

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)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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