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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Allerton, 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 Allerton:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, an Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2005
(Available from Amazon.com)

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

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

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

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


Railroad Mentions of Allerton:

Allerton was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/