Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Idaho (1925)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Spokane:

Spokane was mentioned in the following schedules:

Burlington Northern Railroad Time Tables (April 1970)

Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899)

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 routes mentioned Spokane as a scheduled stop:

The Empire Builder: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Empire Builder (train schedule from 1947). The Empire Builder travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

The Western Star: From Great Northern Railroad timetable for the defunct Western Star (schedule from 1970). The Western Star travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)