Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Atwater, 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 Atwater:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express 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 of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Atwater 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 Atwater. See our Misc Page for Atwater for more information.