Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Utah Place Names
Written by: Van Cott, John W.
Published by the University of Utah Press, 1990
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

Railroad Mentions of Modena:

Modena was mentioned in the following schedules:

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 Modena as a scheduled stop:

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)