Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Carter, we were inconsistent about keeping track of where that data came from. As a result, this list of references and mentions is probably incomplete.

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

North American Railroad Atlas - Mountain Plains
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2000
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

Railroad Mentions of Carter:

Carter 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 route mentioned Carter as a scheduled stop:

The Gold Coast Limited: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Gold Coast Limited (train schedule from 1951). The Gold Coast Limited travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)