Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing 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)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(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.

Dona Ana 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 Dona Ana. See our Misc Page for Dona Ana for more information.