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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Cerro Gordo 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 Cerro Gordo:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, a Express Office

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

Rand McNally Map (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

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

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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