Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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