Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Oscura data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

Oscura 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 Oscura. See our Misc Page for Oscura for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Oscura:

Oscura was mentioned in the following schedule:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)