Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Flatville 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 Flatville:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

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

Flatville 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 Flatville. See our Misc Page for Flatville for more information.