Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Texas
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2001
(Available from Amazon.com)

Road Map for Texas (from Shell Oil, 1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

Shell Oil Road Map for Oklahoma (1948)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Wichita Falls:

Wichita Falls was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wichita Falls: www.ci.wichita-falls.tx.us/

The official website for Wichita County: www.co.wichita.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/