Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Carbondale, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Carbondale:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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 - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

Map from 1939 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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