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Miscellaneous References and MentionsWhile our initial data about Blue Island came from various goverment sources (GNIS, US Census, FIPS), we also found mention of Blue Island 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 Blue Island. We hope that they will be useful to you. Blue Island is contained in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<1> From that list: The Blue Island post office opened in 1839. Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Blue Island: List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher) Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924) SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Great Lakes West
Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
We found Blue Island in these Censuses: 2010-1990. See our Census Page for Blue Island for more information. Both the GNIS and FIPS databases contain entries for Blue Island. See our Misc Page for Blue Island for more information. Railroad Mentions of Blue Island: Blue Island was mentioned in the following schedule: Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931) Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Blue Island: www.blueisland.org/ The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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