Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial data about Berwyn came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Berwyn in various books, maps and other sources. When we find a mention, a fact or snippet, we add that information to our Gazetter.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Berwyn. We hope that they will be useful to you.

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

From that list:

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Berwyn:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Berwyn:

Berwyn was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Berwyn: www.berwyn-il.gov/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov