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Miscellaneous References and Mentions

While our initial information about Grand Crossing came from various goverment sources (GNIS, FIPS), we also found mention of Grand Crossing in various books and other sources.

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Grand Crossing. We hope that they will be useful to you.

Note: When we started collecting data about Grand Crossing, 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 Grand Crossing:
Services available in 1895: had a Post Office, a Railroad Station, an Express Office

Grand Crossing 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 Grand Crossing. See our Misc Page for Grand Crossing for more information.


Railroad Mentions of Grand Crossing:

Grand Crossing was mentioned in the following schedules:

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (May 1892)

Michigan Central Railroad Time Tables (July 1912)

Footnotes ...

<1>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/