Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Spica 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 Spica:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, no Post Office mentioned

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Railroad Mentions of Spica:

Spica 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)