Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Kalama 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 Kalama:
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

Auto Trails Map of Washington (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Mobile Oil Map of Washington (1949)
Published by Mobile Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Kalama:

Kalama was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939)

Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (January 1950)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kalama: www.cityofkalama.com/

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.gov/