Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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.

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

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)
Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Champaign:

Champaign was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

New York Central Railroad Time Table (April 1950)

The following routes mentioned Champaign as a scheduled stop:

The City of Miami: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of Miami (train schedule from 1941). The City of Miami travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (train schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Champaign: www.city.champaign.il.us/

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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