Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Decatur, 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 Decatur:
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

Decatur was listed as Decatur Courthouse.

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)

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846)
Published by John T. Towers

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Decatur:

Decatur was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)