Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Central City, 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 Central City:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Central City is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Central City:

Central City 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 route mentioned Central City as a scheduled stop:

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (train schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)