Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

Rand McNally Map of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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