Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Arizona & New Mexico
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1920)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Rand McNally Map of New Mexico (1951)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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