Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains

Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Auto Trails Map of Washington and Oregon (1925)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Idaho (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

In addition:

Railroad Mentions of Boise:

Boise 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)

The following routes mentioned Boise as a scheduled stop:

The City of Portland: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Portland (train schedule from 1956). The City of Portland travelled between Chicago (IL) and Portland (OR).

The Idahoan: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Idahoan (train schedule from 1951). The Idahoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA).