Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Saint Louis came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Saint Louis in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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

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

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

Map from 1904 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Saint Louis:

Saint Louis 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 Saint Louis as a scheduled stop:

The Abraham Lincoln: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct Abraham Lincoln (train schedule from 1950). The Abraham Lincoln travelled between Chicago (IL) and Saint Louis (MO)

The National Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct National Limited (schedule from 1941). The National Limited travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Louis (MO)

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Saint Louis: www.stlouis.missouri.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/