Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Amargosa came from various goverment sources (GNIS), we also found mention of Amargosa in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Amargosa. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

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)

The GNIS database contains an entry for Amargosa. See our Misc Page for Amargosa for more information.