Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

From that list:

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

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.

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 Kemmerer in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Kemmerer for more information.

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

Railroad Mentions of Kemmerer:

Kemmerer 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 routes mentioned Kemmerer as a scheduled stop:

The City of Portland: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Portland (train schedule from 1956). The City of Portland travelled between Chicago (IL) and Portland (OR)

The Idahoan: From Union Pacific Railroad timetable for the defunct Idahoan (train schedule from 1951). The Idahoan travelled between Chicago (IL) and Seattle (WA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Kemmerer: www.kemmerer.org/

The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.wy.us/

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