Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Colorado Springs came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Colorado Springs in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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

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

From that list:

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Colorado Springs:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a 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)

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

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)

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Colorado Springs:

Colorado Springs was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following route mentioned Colorado Springs as a scheduled stop:

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (train schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Colorado Springs: www.springsgov.com/

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/