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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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.

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

Railroad Mentions of Battle Mountain:

Battle Mountain was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (August 1903)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

The following routes mentioned Battle Mountain as a scheduled stop:

The City of San Francisco: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of San Francisco (train schedule from 1957). The City of San Francisco travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)