Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Medicine Bow, 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 Medicine Bow:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Medicine Bow:

Medicine Bow 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 Medicine Bow 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)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Medicine Bow. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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