Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: When we started collecting data about Dwight, 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 Dwight:
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)

Map of the Lincoln Highway (1924)

Rand McNally Map (1881)

Published by Rand McNally & Co.

Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956)

Published by Shell Oil Company

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Dwight:

Dwight was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)