Miscellaneous References and Mentions

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

Note: Initially, we were careless about keeping track of where our Gridley 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 Gridley:
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 from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

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

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

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

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

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

Railroad Mentions of Gridley:

Gridley was mentioned in the following schedules:

Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931)

Trailways Santa Fe Bus Time Table (July 1945)

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McLean County: www.mclean.gov/

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