Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

The FIPS database contains an entry for Granite Canon. See our Misc Page for Granite Canon for more information.

Railroad Mentions of Granite Canon:

Granite Canon 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 Granite Canon 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)