Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Des Plaines:

Des Plaines was mentioned in the following schedule:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)