Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Grand Junction 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 Grand Junction:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map from 1939 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Grand Junction:

Grand Junction was mentioned in the following schedules:

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

The following routes mentioned Grand Junction as a scheduled stop:

The California Zephyr: From the timetable for the California Zephyr (train schedule from 1954). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The California Zephyr: From Amtrak's timetable for the California Zephyr (schedule from 2017). The defunct California Zephyr travelled between Chicago (IL) and Ememeryville (CA) - with bus service to San Francisco (CA)