Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gilman 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 Gilman:
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)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Gilman:

Gilman was mentioned in the following schedule:

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)