Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Wenatchee came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Wenatchee in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Wenatchee. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Wenatchee 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 Wenatchee:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Wenatchee:

The following routes mentioned Wenatchee 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)