Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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