Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Vancouver was listed as Vancouver Courthouse.

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Vancouver:

Vancouver 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)

The following route mentioned Vancouver 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)