Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gardner 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 Gardner:
Services available in 1895: had a Post 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)

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

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Gardner 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 Gardner. See our Misc Page for Gardner for more information.