Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Cheyenne Wells, 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 Cheyenne Wells:
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.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Cheyenne Wells:

Cheyenne Wells was mentioned in the following schedules:

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)