Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Nevada Place Names - A Geographical Dictionary
Written by: Carlson, Helen S.
University of Nevada Press, 1974
(Available from Amazon.com)

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2002
(Available from Amazon.com)

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883)
Published by A.C. Shewey & Co.

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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