Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Crescent City, 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 Crescent City:
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 (1881)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Crescent City:

Crescent City was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Iroquois County: www.iroquois-co.com/

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