Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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)

Rand McNally Map of Arizona and New Mexico (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Las Vegas is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1>

We found Las Vegas in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Las Vegas for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Las Vegas:

Las Vegas was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

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 Las Vegas as a scheduled stop:

The City of Los Angeles: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Los Angeles (train schedule from 1938). The City of Los Angeles travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (train schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (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)