Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Springfield data came from. The following list of references and mentions is incomplete.

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

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Springfield:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Springfield was listed as Springfield Courthouse.

William Bradley Map (1889)
Published by William M. Bradley and Brothers

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

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