Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Ashkum 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 Ashkum:
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

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)

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Ashkum:

Ashkum was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)