Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Chicago Heights, 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 Chicago Heights:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1915-1916)

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Chicago Heights:

Chicago Heights was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Chicago Heights: www.chicagoheights.net/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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