Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

Map from 1855 (unknown title/publisher)

Rock Spring 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 Rock Spring. See our Misc Page for Rock Spring for more information.