Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Evanston came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Evanston in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

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

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Evanston:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

Map from 1900 (unknown title/publisher)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

Rand McNally Map of Wyoming (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 1995
(Available from Amazon.com)

Shell Oil Road Map for Utah (1950)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Evanston:

Evanston was mentioned in the following schedules:

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 Evanston as a scheduled stop:

The City of Los Angeles: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Los Angeles (train schedule from 1938). The City of Los Angeles travelled between Chicago (IL) and Los Angeles (CA)

The City of San Francisco: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of San Francisco (train schedule from 1957). The City of San Francisco travelled between Chicago (IL) and San Francisco (CA)

The City of Saint Louis: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Saint Louis (schedule from 1967). The City of Saint Louis travelled between Saint Louis (MO) and Los Angeles (CA)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Evanston: www.evanstonwy.org/

The official website for Uinta County: www.uintacounty.com/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/