Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Big Bay 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 Big Bay:
Services available in 1895: had a Railroad Station, a Express Office, no Post Office mentioned

SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)

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)

Big Bay 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 Big Bay. See our Misc Page for Big Bay for more information.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Bay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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