Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Beecher:

Beecher was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)