Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Delavan 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 Delavan:
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)

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

The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States (Second Edition)
Written by: Gannett, Henry
Published by the Department of the Interior, the United States Geological Survey - 1905
(Document found on Google Books)

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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