Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Barstow came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Barstow in various books and other sources.

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Barstow, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Prairies East & Ozarks
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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