Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Belvidere was listed as Belvidere 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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Belvidere:

Belvidere was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)