Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Sparks, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably 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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Sparks:

Sparks was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

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)

The following route mentioned Sparks 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)