Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Castle Rock 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 Castle Rock:
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)

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

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

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