Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Bloomingdale, 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 Bloomingdale:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Bloomingdale:

Bloomingdale was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)