Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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 (1937)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Rock Springs:

Rock Springs 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 Rock Springs 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 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)

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rock Springs: www.rswy.net/

The official website for Sweetwater County: www.co.sweet.wy.us/

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