Miscellaneous References and Mentions
While our initial data about Contact came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Contact in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Contact. We hope that they will be useful to you.
Contact is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>
From that list:
The Contact post office opened in 1897 and had closed by 1962.
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)
Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Contact. See our Misc Page for Contact for more information.
Railroad Mentions of Contact:
Contact was mentioned in the following schedules:
Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)
Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elko County: www.elkocountynv.net/
The official website for State of Nevada: nv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |