Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Las Cruces:

Las Cruces was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)