Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

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

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

Railroad Mentions of East Saint Louis:

The following routes mentioned East Saint Louis as a scheduled stop:

The National Limited: From Baltimore & Ohio Railroad timetable for the defunct National Limited (train schedule from 1941). The National Limited travelled between New York (NY) and Saint Louis (MO)

The City of New Orleans: From Illinois Central Railroad timetable for the defunct City of New Orleans (schedule from 1947). The City of New Orleans travelled between Chicago (IL) and New Orleans (LA)

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for East Saint Louis. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Clair County: www.co.st-clair.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov