Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Dewey 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 Dewey:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station

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 of Illinois (1897)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

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

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

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