Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Beardstown, 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 Beardstown:
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

Beardstown was listed as Beardstown Courthouse.

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

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

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

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

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

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