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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

From that list:

The Gallup post office opened in 1882.

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Gallup:

The following routes mentioned Gallup as a scheduled stop:

The El Capitan: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct El Capitan (train schedule from 1938). The El Capitan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Grand Canyon: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Grand Canyon (schedule from 1969). The Grand Canyon travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The Super Chief: From Santa Fe Railroad timetable for the defunct Super Chief (schedule from 1938). The Super Chief travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The official website for Gallup: www.ci.gallup.nm.us/

The official website for McKinley County: www.co.mckinley.nm.us/

The official website for State of New Mexico: www.newmexico.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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