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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)

Published by the Government Printing Office

George#&160;F. Cram Map of Nevada (1883)

Published by A.C. Shewey & Co.

In addition:

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

Railroad Mentions of Golconda:

Golconda was mentioned in the following schedules:

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908)

Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Footnotes ...

<1>	A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/